Tom Hegen’s ‘The Mineral Age’ Documents the Indelible Effects of the Green Transition
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In its current form, the global transition away from fossil fuels will depend on the earth’s rare minerals. According to ClimateWorks, we’ll collectively need to mine 6.5 billion tons of cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, and other materials before 2050 in order to keep up with energy demands. Most of these resources are found in regions already facing the greatest impacts of the climate crisis, from Chile’s Atacama Desert to Indonesia’s nickel reserves to the cobalt deposits of the De
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