While EV makers reiterate how their cars combat climate change, others note critical mineral mining environmental and social impacts on traditional people, and point to both supply chain and planetary boundary problems.
The Chilean government has announced details of its lithium production expansion plan. The overall goal is to increase Chile's current lithium production of 250,000 tons by 70% and double the output within the next ten years by 2030. The plan lists the Salar de Atacama and Salar de Maricunga as strategic salt flats where the state must have a majority controlling position. Development and cooperation at these two salt flats will be led by Codelco. Codelco has already formed a partnership with SQM to jointly develop the Salar de Atacama.
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