Australia warned of ‘over-mining’ risk in race to secure minerals needed for clean energy
by Jonathan Barrett from Environment | The Guardian on (#6BDT3)
Research says mining boom to support renewable energy risks significant social and environmental damage'
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In the high-stakes quest to break China's grip over minerals crucial to clean energy technology, Australia risks over-mining while ignoring alternatives such as improved battery recycling, according to a new report.
The release of the Jubilee Australia research, which questions mineral demand assumptions and warns against causing unnecessary environmental harm, comes as the federal government prepares a strategy to address China's dominance of minerals seen as critical to a nation.
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