INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS & THE LITHIUM RUSH
The Olkola Aboriginal Corporation, a large landholder on the Cape, have plans for alternative futures to lithium ‘green’ extractivism.
LITHIUM COMMUNIQUÉ: Is Australian Lithium the answer to Zero Emissions?
Australia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of lithium, supplying 54.4 percent of the total market in 2019. 95% of Australia’s ore based raw material is exported to China – already contributing to the ‘clean tech’ battery transition.
CÁCERES, SPAIN
An Appalachian geological site and Mediterranean biodiversity area is under threat from Lithium mining including Australian miner Infinity Lithium
MINA DO BARROSO, PORTUGAL
A number of lithium open pit mines are being planned in a large, green and water-rich area, threatening communities that have lived sustainably there for over 8 centuries.
