And the expanded mining for renewable energy infrastructure is destined to cause yet more deforestation that the climate and biosphere CANNOT AFFORD. https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34
Unfortunately higher ups at GOV regulatory agencies & the hive minds at most env NGOs are completely willing to accept this bc they don’t fully understand the env effects or they’ve been co-opted by the mining/renewable industry We had to destroy Plan
@Anna98831 @gdeihl You don’t make graphite, you mine it. https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@austmfish @MeckeringBoy I do not trust miners to not destroy the environment or care about biodiversity. No point in destroying both to 'save the world'. https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
@HugoSAS It’s all going to plan. https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@Descarts11 @ziontree Mining for renewables https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
@Billbisteel @henayuanxiang11 @zalisteggall The damage is real: https://t.co/64RLwJOQ8f
@2hdor @shoebil57672266 No, they are not & these mines will be in places not previously mined. https://t.co/64RLwJOQ8f
@artus_ac @ProfMarkMaslin That’s just bullshit quite frankly. This is an underestimate because the amount of mining necessary has been grossly underestimated, for example.. and it’s almost all fossil fuel powered.Huge mining & industrialisation will le
@Dale13260598 @RDNS_TAI There are real risks, I am afraid. Should not be discarded, it is not "extremist", climate is not the only issue we have (of course, very important one): https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W
@artus_ac @ProfMarkMaslin And this. https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34
RT @carbonfunfact: @dwallacewells A paper published in Nature says: 1/4 of earth’s surface to be taken up by mining operations if this goes…
@_dmoser 1/4 of earth’s surface area to be covered by mining operations if this all goes thru as envisioned. - Nature (https://t.co/aENcERtyp8)
@dwallacewells A paper published in Nature says: 1/4 of earth’s surface to be taken up by mining operations if this goes thru. https://t.co/aENcERtyp8
@somuchbullsh @inside_cupboard O just offshore the lot Australia can just be a tourist destination & we can all be baristas, until we have destroyed our environment by mining for critical minerals for 15x wind/solar/batteries linked by HV powerlines ma
@ianfindley7 @Sci_Phile Or you could research the damage to the environment and biodiversity from the massive expansion of mining that is required to make renewables. https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
RT @eb_nilsen: Dessverre: Det finnes ingen gratis lunsj. #naturkrise https://t.co/6L3hS2LcHJ
Dessverre: Det finnes ingen gratis lunsj. #naturkrise https://t.co/6L3hS2LcHJ
@KetanJ0 sarcasm aside, renewables could require us to have mining operations on 1/4 of earth’s surface https://t.co/aENcERtyp8 Renewables are fantastic if coupled with a big reduction in total energy demand. And I think @nephologue would agree with that
RT @bashuser: We have already seen how wind farms are bringing some species of animals to the brink of extinction. Now add to that that the…
We have already seen how wind farms are bringing some species of animals to the brink of extinction. Now add to that that their supposed green energy requires far more mining. https://t.co/WaoYenBwrj
@KetanJ0 @remblance_erin @nephologue @RS4472 @justinwood @schipper_lisa @ProfSteveKeen @SkyNewsAust I am with @remblance_erin here. Industrial, growth based civilisation still is likely to be destructive for environment, unfortunately. Example: https://t
@zalisteggall This is fascinating. How about the impacts of other mining industries on the water, air & soil damages. Reducing fossil fuel means a huge increase in other minerals mining needed for the energy transition. The impacts are huge & compl
@TuckerCarlson All vehicles are terrible for the environment, including their manufacture, use and eventual demise. Fair point about mining, but for anything, eh. If only you cared as much about the scale of the devastation to the planet from coil, oil, ga
RT @CathOBrian: "Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity"
RT @CathOBrian: "Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity"
Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity | Nature Communications https://t.co/41AlOsJNjB
"Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity"
RT @Karmageddon67: @kanethornton Renewables won’t save the climate and will only add to extinctions. #Degrowth https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@kanethornton Renewables won’t save the climate and will only add to extinctions. #Degrowth https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
Renewables won’t save the climate and will only add to extinctions. #Degrowth https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
Yes, renewables won’t save the climate and will only add to extinctions. #Degrowth https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@MikeHudema Yes, renewables won’t save the climate and will only add to extinctions. #Degrowth https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@TEOTWP @KennethBarrows3 @ElleSteinhagen https://t.co/yXf5vU07MV JANUARY 27, 2022 The Hard Math of Minerals https://t.co/rkqtljQXSM On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research https://t.co/yKHfbTkCvH 01 September 2020 Renewable ener
@hausfath In order for the world to fully transition to clean energy we’re talking about occupying appx 1/4 of the earth’s surface to mining operations (Sonter). Exported emissions is one thing, but exporting environmental degradation also needs to be dis
RT @Karmageddon67: @JohnBB40921542 @martinrev21 But instead what the fake @Greens, Teal Independents and ALP has chosen is endless growth w…
RT @Karmageddon67: @JohnBB40921542 @martinrev21 But instead what the fake @Greens, Teal Independents and ALP has chosen is endless growth w…
@chuzbucket @nephologue Possibly. Aided by our mining & utilisation of rare earths. https://t.co/ZbwpzftXdw
@JohnBB40921542 @martinrev21 But instead what the fake @Greens, Teal Independents and ALP has chosen is endless growth with some added turbines, solar panels and EVs. I’m sure that will work out smashingly for the climate & biodiversity. https://t.co
@SENAustralia @lesuknight @ChristineMilne @thegoodcarco @StevenHailAus Kind of hilarious in a very dark way that you claim to back sustainability at the same time that you’re backing rapid expansion of unsustainable mining for limited minerals and rapid in
@ChristineMilne @zdaniel @SmartEnergyCncl No you want to see biodiversity increasingly trashed? https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@zdaniel How is this possible with a mass rollout of EVs? Seriously??? FFS https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@7Bluerabbits @106Euan Rubbish. The gasses stay in the atmosphere. We’ve destroyed much of the natural carbon sequestration capacity of this planet and are continuing to do so. Mining for EVs is only adding to that. https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@Emmanuel_Gold84 @WesClarkjr Plus there’s this https://t.co/gZ1nP8mqNO
@intern_amanda1 Heaps more (environmentally destructive) mining for renewables. But apparently, people don't care about destroying the environment and biodiversity if they can pretend they are going to save the world. https://t.co/64RLwJOQ8f
@Jeff80307970 @iamjonshriver @timwrig1 Far worse to come with new areas to be mined and destroyed for renewables. (Yes, also for money/profit, nothing else.) https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
RT @fperruchas: One of the dark side of #green #tech is the huge amount of metals needed to be used widely. If we switch to 100% renewable…
@dav0idz @ptullochott @TheOliverStone @la_Biennale No energy generation is zero extraction. Nothing sustainable about new mining destroying pristine environments never mined before. https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
@SimonCTT @martinrev21 So no surprises they regard sacrificing the environment a necessary evil in order to attempt to save civilisation. https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@nanransohoff unfriendly reminder https://t.co/4JnLjkktHZ this is not just about a bad luck of chemistry... focussing solely on CO2 emissions is a form of denial
RT @Karmageddon67: @mwt2008 @Vayod3 @janrosenow @dorfman_p @IRENA Not a fossil fuels advocate but why forget the ecocide and biodiversity c…
RT @Karmageddon67: @mwt2008 @Vayod3 @janrosenow @dorfman_p @IRENA Not a fossil fuels advocate but why forget the ecocide and biodiversity c…
«Mining threats to biodiversity will increase as more mines target materials for renewable energy production and, without strategic planning, these new threats to biodiversity may surpass those averted by climate change mitigation.» https://t.co/zS3UoHyzZi
RT @Karmageddon67: @mwt2008 @Vayod3 @janrosenow @dorfman_p @IRENA Not a fossil fuels advocate but why forget the ecocide and biodiversity c…
RT @Karmageddon67: @mwt2008 @Vayod3 @janrosenow @dorfman_p @IRENA Not a fossil fuels advocate but why forget the ecocide and biodiversity c…
RT @Karmageddon67: @mwt2008 @Vayod3 @janrosenow @dorfman_p @IRENA Not a fossil fuels advocate but why forget the ecocide and biodiversity c…
RT @Karmageddon67: @mwt2008 @Vayod3 @janrosenow @dorfman_p @IRENA Not a fossil fuels advocate but why forget the ecocide and biodiversity c…
@mwt2008 @Vayod3 @janrosenow @dorfman_p @IRENA Not a fossil fuels advocate but why forget the ecocide and biodiversity costs of renewables mining, manufacture & deployment? We need degrowth. https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW
@narfnek @nyunggai Show them the damage that will be caused by the renewables option. Let's not destroy the environment/biodiversity to 'save the world'. https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
@morebento @jm493_au @richard_yellow @MichaelM_ACT @Bowenchris I am sure you do suspect that. But it would not be true. Many many more mines, and areas to destroy through exploitation by miners in renewables. https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
RT @semihakcomak: Yeşil dönüşümün bir de karanlık tarafı var ama tabi halinin altına süpürülüveriyor. Daha az tüketmek bir çözüm ama bunu y…
RT @fperruchas: One of the dark side of #green #tech is the huge amount of metals needed to be used widely. If we switch to 100% renewable…
Yeşil dönüşümün bir de karanlık tarafı var ama tabi halinin altına süpürülüveriyor. Daha az tüketmek bir çözüm ama bunu yapsaydık zaten şu durumda olmazdık.
RT @fperruchas: One of the dark side of #green #tech is the huge amount of metals needed to be used widely. If we switch to 100% renewable…
Pour ceux qui sont intéressés par les source, Sonter et al. (2020) (libre accès) cité par Aurore Stéphant : https://t.co/D7tjh4t45E
Goed nieuws!
RT @fperruchas: One of the dark side of #green #tech is the huge amount of metals needed to be used widely. If we switch to 100% renewable…
@buzzseees I know, right? It makes no sense to ignore the damage to the environment/biodiversity by the 'chosen' solution. https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
RT @g_zwartsenberg: Ook de productieketens voor energie uit zon en wind hebben ecologische impacts. Daar is bijvoorbeeld al eens op gewezen…
Ook de productieketens voor energie uit zon en wind hebben ecologische impacts. Daar is bijvoorbeeld al eens op gewezen in dit artikel in Nature. https://t.co/jXm7MMRaJz
@Bron_Michiel @yo_slg @nrc Ontdaan van selectieve verontwaardiging luidt uw argument: ...de keuze voor ALLE vormen van opwek behoeft oog te hebben voor lokale milieuschade en uitbuiting bij winning van WELK MATERIAAL OOK. We willen daar niet de ogen voor s
@peabodywashere New mining will not be any less destructive to the environment, but people choose to ignore that, why? https://t.co/64RLwJOQ8f
@no1historychick Got to leave the other 70% for destruction from mining for critical minerals for renewables and EVs. https://t.co/64RLwJOQ8f
@DavidShoebridge @NickThiwerspoon And only going to get worse. https://t.co/64RLwJOQ8f
RT @cat240359: @McShayne2011 @HazRobert @PRGuy17 @KooyongVotes Actions on climate change will also impact the environment, biodiversity & e…
@deaneffect @irgxf @mattyglesias Great idea to destroy the environment and biodiversity to 'save the world' by attempting to use low density/short life 'renewable' (source not structure) energy. *Not* https://t.co/64RLwJOQ8f
@willtobeWill89 @PasiJarvinen1 @rahmstorf @AarneGranlund @remblance_erin Energy is one thing - but don't forget the bigger picture. Even "clean" energy needs resources and we just not able to fulfil ever growing demand. https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W
@davidma77507034 @energycademy @Justinas001 @Amb_Ulyanov https://t.co/Q5aFvFJ5gV "..However, the production of renewable energies is also material-intensive—much more so than fossil fuels" https://t.co/j7iJAhb2RV
RT @cat240359: @McShayne2011 @HazRobert @PRGuy17 @KooyongVotes Actions on climate change will also impact the environment, biodiversity & e…
RT @cat240359: @McShayne2011 @HazRobert @PRGuy17 @KooyongVotes Actions on climate change will also impact the environment, biodiversity & e…
@McShayne2011 @HazRobert @PRGuy17 @KooyongVotes Actions on climate change will also impact the environment, biodiversity & extinction of flora and fauna. Choose carefully. https://t.co/64RLwJOQ8f
@trainspeedhump @MJF9991 @Bowenchris What are you willing to destroy to 'save the earth'? Pristine environments and biodiversity. Be careful what you wish for. https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
@AusConservation @AFCA_Forests All of them, everyone, not just the ones you choose to dislike more: https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
RT @cat240359: @anjsharmaaa There are no good options. Every option includes the destruction of the environment & biodiversity. https://t.c…
@anjsharmaaa There are no good options. Every option includes the destruction of the environment & biodiversity. https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn
@Lachlan_Mc @MichaelGravener @ziontree Hey! I am a boomer. But I don't want to see our environment/biodiversity destroyed to 'save the world'. https://t.co/64RLwK6Zmn