#openaccess #nature publication on #energy transition #metals #mining and #rural and #Indigenous livelihoods
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-022-00994-6
This, I think, must be our central question: does mining for #climate undermine climate #resilience?
And relatedly: what guarantees are there that assure that the material mined in the name of climate will actually go to #renewable energy technology?
@Prof_Klinger A very poignant topic. I have worked quite extensively within the sustainability / critical metals space and I do strongly feel that we need more systems thinking (including all the stakeholders you noted) when assessing sustainable emergent technologies. I wrote a recent piece on the potential of the humble fungus, it may be of interest;
https://www.formresilience.com/how-fungi-could-decarbonize-the-critical-metals-landscape/
@formresilience Thanks for sharing this article, I really appreciate it.