The increased extraction of nickel in Indonesia, essential for electric batteries, presents a paradoxical situation where the country’s carbon footprint rises due to the reliance on coal-fired smelters for industrial processes, despite being strategically positioned for the energy transition. Great report by Public Eye, showing the huge environmental and social cost associated with the ‘green’ transition.
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