Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity

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@Peter_Fitz Renewables slashing emissions down 1 hand....why ignoring emissions, human and environmental impacts down the other hand. It's like a big polluting company saying they buy carbon credits for good conscience to balance out the damage. #greenwash

@JaneCaro Cleaner? This transition is not cleaner nor it is sustainable. It's like saying wheat is healthy ignoring its loaded with chemicals. The focus in CO2 only has blinded everyone in the huge impacts this energy AND digital transition will have in th

@RichterHedwig @diegruenen "these new threats to biodiversity may surpass those averted by climate change mitigation." https://t.co/FQvchitG4n

And despite it being identified that the massively increased mining will also have very significant destructive effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, and loss of biosphere integrity… We have decided that we have no choice but to continue down this path. h

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@simonahac @IEA However I care how we get to net zero as climate is only one of a few Planetary Boundaries we breached and we may make other worse by action on climate alone - for instance here is important risk https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

@DavidPocock There are some dire warnings about what this transition will do as well. Is that something u r comfortable ignoring? To reach 2050 goal, we need to mine/produce more metal in the next 30yrs than we did from Antiquity to today. Not sustainable

RT @Karmageddon67: @QLDConservation @UQ_News @UqEnvironment And this one: “Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to…

RT @Karmageddon67: @QLDConservation @UQ_News @UqEnvironment And this one: “Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to…

RT @Karmageddon67: @QLDConservation @UQ_News @UqEnvironment And this one: “Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to…

@QLDConservation @UQ_News @UqEnvironment And this one: “Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity” Proposed EPBC reforms will expedite trashing of biodiversity for “critical minerals”. https://t.co/ZbwpzftXdw

@JustPlants4Life @elonmusk And this https://t.co/ZbwpzftXdw

@shellenberger @BrianGitt Renewables are just another source of energy. Never in History, a new source energy disappears for another. We're accumulating energy sources as we need more of it not less. Renewables are sold as sustainable which they are not.

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RT @Karmageddon67: @AukeHoekstra Only 0.1% for mines and yet actual and potential mines have a catastrophic effect on ecosystems & biodiver…

RT @Karmageddon67: @AukeHoekstra Only 0.1% for mines and yet actual and potential mines have a catastrophic effect on ecosystems & biodiver…

@AukeHoekstra Only 0.1% for mines and yet actual and potential mines have a catastrophic effect on ecosystems & biodiversity. https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34

@JuliaMi07559185 @zalisteggall @andrewfjp @SatPaper It seems you're well educated in the coal issues. Now learn about the mining human and environmental disaster that renewables will create. https://t.co/7YkTM5ehsP

@saltysa20312181 @DrDemography Stop pretending to care for the environment when you happily push for renewables. You are a fraud. https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34

@abcnews @FergusonNews @tedobrienmp @FergusonNews The metal needed to allow this transition is astronomical. X21 lithium alone, 4x copper and cobalt. To open new mines its 4-12 years. Waste management is huge issue today and will be more tomorrow. A mining

@Belverdear1 @LyrebirdDream Driving an EV & have ☀️based electricity is not going to stop climate change & CO2 human induced. To reach the 2050 goal we need to increase x21 lithium, x4 copper...u & all politicians u follow who deny this unsusta

@Bowenchris Why are you still call this "green energy"? It's an energy transition but there is nothing green or sustainable about it. What is Australia plan to protect this transition from real environmental and social impacts? https://t.co/7YkTM5ehsP htt

@1RossGittins https://t.co/7YkTM5ehsP

@zalisteggall "Climate Council chief executive Amanda McKenzie said Australia must keep building renewable energy to completely phase out pollution from coal, oil and gas."....Ms McKenzie needs to do more research. Renewables is a transition from 1 threat

@JaneCaro With thus energy and digital transition, we will increase our already damaging habits of buy use, throw. Nothing will change in our over consumption and needs. A sustainable future is back to a local economy....and they surely don't want that!

@BjarkeMoeller @regeringDK Er du sikker på at du vil kæmpe biodiversitetskampen, lige så højt som klimakampen? Det ville jo betyde at du aktivt vil bekæmpe det med stort aftryk på biodiversitet. Er du villig til det? https://t.co/13BRmGI4bR https://t.co/

@JaneCaro "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

RT @Karmageddon67: @ProfMarkMaslin Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34

@ProfMarkMaslin Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34

@zalisteggall Communities deserve facts indeed not half truths that fits the narrative of your party. Can we please have a conversation on the impacts this transition will have and hear the concerns of some scientists? So far, it's not a sustainable transi

RT @MaxWilbert: Nature paper from 2020: "Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity." A core argument of…

Nature paper from 2020: "Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity." A core argument of my work has been to simply recognize that so-called green tech is ALSO bad for the planet, like fossil fuels. Industry harms nature.

@MLiebreich @ArtForCC @Master_Synaps @AlanWatsonFeat1 Destruction of ecosystems, planetary life support systems, is profoundly wrong, scientifically & morally, and yet, here you are, supporting it. https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34

...coincide with biodiversity conservation sites and priorities amongst other issues. We must prioritise emissions cuts, especially in the Global North, rather than simply 'greenify' our excessive consumption. (5/5) https://t.co/DovWq2bNtb

@IEA Great, but: https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

@Herbsimmens @JustCollapse Here man, connect so fucking dots. https://t.co/V73vLfmddB

@MarkBinnersley @KarlMathiesen @DrSimEvans However shiny new tech has risks https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

...coincide with biodiversity conservation sites and priorities https://t.co/DovWq2bNtb … amongst other issues. We must prioritise emissions cuts, especially in the Global North, rather than simply 'greenify' our excessive consumption. (5/5)

@Mon4Kooyong Yes but the way you want to tackle CO2 induced climate change is going to hurt x2 this fragile ecosystem. What is the plan? https://t.co/7YkTM5ehsP https://t.co/T2IoxNxcfd

@Jess_Panegyres Stopping deforestation is at least as important as attempting some sort of transition to RE. RE which destroys ecosystems & causes deforestation is not a valid solution. https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34

@CKellyUAP We need to open a debate on the real impacts of this so called energy transition and carbon neutral economy. Where is the strategic planning? Some scientists are warning us its not going to be sustainable! https://t.co/7YkTM5ehsP https://t.co/0

@MarkOgge Did your think tank analysed the impact of this 0 carbon transition? A lot of scientists did and it's not a pretty picture. Do you agree with them? https://t.co/7YkTM5ehsP https://t.co/zxo6FejtXC

@zalisteggall You are all so focused on CO2 you haven't planned what the transition will do to water and soil. Along with all digital, solar, wind and EV will increase x2 mining needs. This is not sustainable. Nothing is recycled. There is no plan. https:

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RT @curiousbird64: @JaneCaro Solar and wind are not renewables. New technology like this and all digital will mean more mining, more enviro…

@JaneCaro Solar and wind are not renewables. New technology like this and all digital will mean more mining, more environmental and human impact. Scientists are warning us but noone is listening. What's a clean air with polluted soils and water? https://t

@LilyDAmbrosioMP That's what experts say about this co called transition! Why aren't you listening? https://t.co/7YkTM5ehsP https://t.co/jnHstrqZde

@sea___cucumber @VagneArthur @Thinker_View Ici : https://t.co/v9jC1R9YyQ "We chose a 50-cell radius (~50 km), as mining threats are found to extend this distance from mining properties". Ils ont choisi le max de rayon d'action, pas étudié le rayon d'action

The Failure of Green Energy #0C3.3 Mining spoils 50 million km2 of land 7% Key Biodiversity Areas, and 16% Wilderness. Most mining areas (82%) target materials needed for renewable energy production =>37% land destruction. https://t.co/sATZqHVvS6 https

The Failure of Green Energy #0C3.2 we need lot of metals. companies destroy local ecosystems. 15% of the Earth’s land surface in 2023 may rise to 30% of land use destruction. https://t.co/sATZqHVvS6 https://t.co/bUawq3eAvW https://t.co/3oRjsayNqm https:

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再生可能エネルギーに必要な鉱物資源については…採掘地がこういう分布になっているそうで(ﾟ∀ﾟ) https://t.co/zW6jv0wxmC

@abcnews @DrCameronMurray Never in History we had transitions. We add more source of energy but the old ones still exists. Without coal, China can't make the 80% solar panels that we buy from them. How about mining impacts of renewables? https://t.co/7YkT

RT @curiousbird64: @IEA Have you read this report? I never hear anyone mentioning the threat of mining to our environment and biodiversity.…

@IEA Have you read this report? I never hear anyone mentioning the threat of mining to our environment and biodiversity. This "transition" will not be clean! What is the point of keeping temperature down if at the end the Earth itself is sicker. https://t

RT @mcgivernalexis1: ...coincide with biodiversity conservation sites and priorities https://t.co/DovWq2cliJ amongst other issues. We must…

...coincide with biodiversity conservation sites and priorities https://t.co/DovWq2cliJ amongst other issues. We must prioritise emissions cuts, especially in the Global North, rather than simply 'greenify' our excessive consumption. (5/5)

@donsabas Un tema también para revisar https://t.co/0FqXEKQ68c

...coincide with biodiversity conservation sites and priorities (https://t.co/DovWq2bNtb …), amongst other issues. We must prioritise emissions cuts, especially in the Global North, rather than simply 'greenify' our excessive consumption. (5/5)

@SistaRuthDOPD I agree that all mining is problematic. So tell me how the huge increase in mining for a dozen or so “critical minerals” AND FFs necessary for RE is less harmful than nuclear? Please provide evidence. https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34

...coincide with biodiversity conservation sites and priorities (https://t.co/DovWq2bNtb), amongst other issues. We must prioritise emissions cuts, especially in the Global North, rather than simply 'greenify' our excessive consumption. (5/5)

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"Green" energy will save the world - except that it won't! It's an incredibly stupid idea and it causes maximum harm - exactly the kind of harm they claimed it would prevent! https://t.co/XpgRwiVjfS

@ubgen @FrancescoSobre3 @Uther_Pendrqgon Ti chiedo una fonte riguardo questo TRL6 per l'idrogeno. Comunque a parte il fatto che hai eliminato la questione materiali e spazio, assolutamente non trascurabili https://t.co/bhTg1zDiLS https://t.co/ZASJSmEoAN

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@Valentenya11 @GlobalEcoGuy But there are environmental risks involved in mining minerals for batteries plus they still need roads, parking spaces - asphalt, concrete... https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

@SophiaKianni A difficult challenge, "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

@Zardiz @Mason_Transport @Glazgow @SophiaKianni @ProfMarkMaslin Rampant mining for RE https://t.co/Zbwpzfuv34

@autonomeee @Matthuber78 Solid article about it: https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

@HannoKlausmeier Yes, but risks exist and should not be discarded. https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

@TheEconomist Yay! https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

@AmyRemeikis Yay! https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

RT @SbastienLETOCA1: @FerracinThierry @McMarghem "Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity" https://t.co/…

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@AssaadRazzouk Fossil fuels are drilled, not mined. AND.... Experts say:https://t.co/2zGtbr5ZV5

@martin_zh Was in der Diskussion um Energiewende ausgeblendet wird, ist Zerstörung von Umwelt- und Sozialstrukturen beim Abbau der Rohmaterialien. Bei herkömmlicher Energiegewinnung ist sie bekannt (i.e. Deepwater Horizon), aber bewusste Ignorierung ist u

RT @EnergyJvd: @HopfJames Renewable energy deployment doesn't need scrutiny since projects appear virgin born into this world, fully formed…

RT @EnergyJvd: @HopfJames Renewable energy deployment doesn't need scrutiny since projects appear virgin born into this world, fully formed…

RT @EnergyJvd: @HopfJames Renewable energy deployment doesn't need scrutiny since projects appear virgin born into this world, fully formed…

RT @EnergyJvd: @HopfJames Renewable energy deployment doesn't need scrutiny since projects appear virgin born into this world, fully formed…

RT @EnergyJvd: @HopfJames Renewable energy deployment doesn't need scrutiny since projects appear virgin born into this world, fully formed…

@HopfJames Renewable energy deployment doesn't need scrutiny since projects appear virgin born into this world, fully formed and unsullied. Oh, wait... https://t.co/JmWOK0ZbsT

RT @Karmageddon67: @janrosenow @IEA https://t.co/ZbwpzfclOW

@AngelicaOung Because indeed risks are here. https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W We need alternative strategies #degrowth may be useful.

@maurovanetti Siete completamente accecati dal vostro sogno 100% Fer. Installarne molto più del necessario solo perchè irrazionalmente non volete altre fonti è da pazzi. https://t.co/bhTg1zDiLS https://t.co/OaEhIMMaeU https://t.co/ZASJSmEoAN https://t.co/x

@West_Looper @HeikkiKirjonen @Noahpinion The issue is not only fuel consumption matters. Impact on biosphere is much bigger. https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

@Jess_Panegyres @David_Ritter We should consider #degrowth as mining for renewable energy needs is not without serious environmental risks. https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

@RageSheen BTW there is no energy production without pollution. Even when there are zero emissions during usage - there is pollution to make, transport, dispose new energy infrastructure. It might be significant in some places. https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

@alan2102z @KevinClimate @IEA Thanks, will do! So far I reckon that Tony Seba is techno-optimist not taking environmental risks into account much and believing in "green growth", but I will check it. https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W

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@Martin_Bethke "without strategic planning, these new threats to biodiversity may surpass those averted by climate change mitigation." https://t.co/FQvchitG4n

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@sydney_ev Issue is - large scale transition requires mining in new places, often pristine ones. Replacing ICE cars 1:1 or more has risks. Reducing number of cars on roads is better strategy. https://t.co/QMbY2jQS4W