Electric cars can clean up the mining industry – here's how
- Written by Elsa Dominish, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Electric vehicles and renewable energy must mine more responsibly. Ioanac/Shutterstock
Growing demand for electric vehicles is important to help cut transport emissions, but it will also lead to new mining. Without a careful approach, we could create new environmental damage while trying to solve an environmental problem.
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