Indonesia is the world’s leading nickel producer, propping up the globe’s electric battery supply. But the industry is increasingly coming at a high cost for indigenous groups.
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"The US’s transition to electric vehicles could require three times as much lithium as is currently produced for the entire global market, causing needless water shortages, Indigenous land grabs, and ecosystem destruction inside and outside its borders, new research finds." #lithium #mining #IndigenousLandRights #EV #water #waterislife https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/24/us-electric-vehicles-lithium-consequences-research