The new @IEA #WEO21 report sends a contradictory message: leave #fossilfuels in the ground, but increase extraction of minerals needed for #cleanenergy technologies. Can we avoid extracting both? A thread... #MakeCleanEnergyClean #fixtheWEO 
Metals #mining is the leading industrial toxic polluter in the US per @EPA reporting & @UNEP says it contributes 10% of global carbon emissions. We must transition to #cleanenergy AND reduce dependence on new mining. earthworks.org/publications/r…
Current technology allows us to recover over 90% of battery metals, IF policy makers get behind it. @UTSISF research shows recycling can meet up to 55% of copper, nickel, lithium & cobalt demand. We can also improve battery design for disassembly & repair. #MakeCleanEnergyClean
Communities already suffering the adverse effects of mining MUST NOT bear the brunt of increased demand for #criticalminerals for EVs. The #cleanenergy transition must protect communities & ecosystems. #WEO21 #MakeCleanEnergyClean @piusginting @payalsampat chinadialogueocean.net/16166-electric…
Hardrock #mining has an unresolved history of colonization & imperialism. We can’t build a #cleanenergy future at the expense of communities & ecosystems. We can’t substitute one form of extraction for the other. Read more: @dominguez_raque earthworks.org/blog/whats-mis…
Finally, we need to think beyond private electric vehicles as we envision a #cleanenergy future. To really decrease our carbon pollution we must rethink consumption & create accessible decarbonized transportation outside of private car ownership. #WEO21 #MakeCleanEnergyClean /END
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