Use of fossil fuels could begin to drop in about five years' time thanks to China’s rapid adoption of renewables and its increasing reliance on electricity, clean-energy think tank Ember has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/09/energy/china-green-push-global-fossil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #china #renewables #fossilfuel #wind #solar
In pictures: #SouthAmerica's 'LithiumFields' reveal the dark side of our electric future
By Maeve Campbell
Published on 01/02/2022
"Lithium extraction fields in South America have been captured by an aerial photographer in stunning high definition.
"But while the images may be breathtaking to look at, they represent the dark side of our swiftly electrifying world.
"Lithium represents a route out of our reliance on #FossilFuel production. As the lightest known metal on the planet, it is now widely used in electric devices from mobile phones and laptops, to cars and aircraft.
"#LithiumIon batteries are most famous for powering electric vehicles, which are set to account for up to 60 per cent of new car sales by 2030. The battery of a #Tesla Model S, for example, uses around 12 kg of lithium.
"These batteries are the key to lightweight, rechargeable power. As it stands, demand for lithium is unprecedented and many say it is crucial in order to transition to #renewables.
"However, this doesn't come without a cost - mining the chemical element can be harmful to the environment.
"German aerial photographer Tom Hegen specialises in documenting the traces we leave on the earth's surface. His work provides an overview of places where we extract, refine and consume resources with his latest series exposing the '#LithiumTriangle.'
"This region rich with natural deposits can be found where the borders of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet. And roughly a quarter is stored in the Salar de Atacama salt flats in northern Chile."
#EVs#LithiumAlternatives#RecycleLithium#NoLithiumMining#NoMiningWithoutConsent#LithiumProcessing#WaterIsLife#NatureIsLife#HydrogenFuelCells#SodiumIonBatteries
Jonathan Schofield
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Links for 8/3/25
Thomas Neuburger: Rethinking Collapse
Brian Wilson Obituary
New research shows surfers, swimmers and runners face higher risk of melanoma
Carbon-offset schemes aren't prepared for forests to burn
Vinyl Minded With the Legends of Surf Guitar
The antidote to the Jaws effect: These photos show a softer
https://www.kawentzmann.de/exotic-blog/asides/links-for-8-3-25/
#BrianWilson#ClimateChange#FossilFuel #ocean #skating#SurfMusic #technology #wildlife
Links for 8/3/25
Thomas Neuburger: Rethinking Collapse
Brian Wilson Obituary
New research shows surfers, swimmers and runners face higher risk of melanoma
Carbon-offset schemes aren't prepared for forests to burn
Vinyl Minded With the Legends of Surf Guitar
The antidote to the Jaws effect: These photos show a softer
https://www.kawentzmann.de/exotic-blog/asides/links-for-8-3-25/
#BrianWilson#ClimateChange#FossilFuel #ocean #skating#SurfMusic #technology #wildlife
Has the Tony Blair Institute just had a big shadowy donation from the #FossilFuel and/or #Nuclear industry?
Carbon capture is very expensive with questionable results…renewables work right now.
Getting to #NetZero matters for any chance of the survival of society as we know it. Implying it’s optional helps whom?
#BigOil not the nation’s poorest.