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Originally Posted by Leondros
I don't want to turn this into another green energy or O&G thread but won't let this one go. Oilsand extraction through mining accounts for roughly 2% of the worlds daily supply of oil. Chile accounts for 25% of total lithium production, most of which is brine and most of which requires underground water which as you astutely pointed out, evaporates, depleting ungerground water. You should read the following paper on what that means, even if its non-potable water: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17581-y
I feel I am decently well informed on the topic and given a fair amount of time looking into this exact topic in my career being part of different extractive industries for over a decade. |
I agree with you on the water concerns of Lithium brine extraction, but fracking uses enormous amounts of water for a resource that's permanently consumed once used, it's not just oil sands. My point is we all brush one side with a certain color but completely ignore the other.
We're getting further and further away from the initial point that switching to EVs is going to have much worse environmental impact. Granular issues could be argued about forever but this is a Political thread and I'm veering this thread off topic