Lithium for the Energy Transition: Why Green Capitalism Creates New Conflicts

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For the energy transition, we need raw materials, but their degradation destroys ecosystems and exacerbates social conflicts. Thea Riofrancos researches these contradictions in her latest book and explains why e-cars alone are not the solution The energy transition is intended to slow down the climate crisis, but it has a downside: For batteries, solar systems and electricity storage systems, enormous amounts of lithium, copper and other raw mat…