This graphic was posted to Mastodon, I am sharing here as it demonstrates a really good point.

While the pipeline is probably going to be oil or gas, the so called green alternatives seems to have a huge environmental impact.

Before lockdown in 2020 I was planning a STEM activity around this topic, or more specifically the effect of Lithium mining on local groundwater, and how this takes groundwater away from farmers etc.

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There is a video about the Extraction process on youtube.

More info on Lithium here from compound chem

So compared to Oil / Gas, using lithium to power cars does not release gasses such as $CO2$, $NO2$ and $CO$ so the batteries are cleaner, but are they cleaner if you look at the whole lifecycle of the battery from getting the raw materials ?

#Lithium,#Mining,#Environment,#Impact

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