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Critical minerals’ importance should not condone their extraction at all costs

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July 10, 2024

Extraction of critical minerals carries huge social and ecological risks and their importance shouldn’t condone their extraction at all costs, says Elizabeth Steyn at the University of Calgary.

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Organizations:	Democratic Republic of the Congo, European Union, International Energy Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Calgary, World Bank, and World Economic Forum
People:	Elizabeth Steyn
Topics:	applications for critical minerals, Canadian Critical Minerals List, Climate Change, critical minerals, Democratic Republic of the Congo cobalt industry, different lists of critical minerals, greenfield mining, impacts of critical minerals mining, Indigenous communities and critical minerals, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, lack of consensus on what critical minerals are, need for carbon neutrality for new critical minerals mines, need for critical minerals for net-zero energy transition, need for responsible mining practices, political risks with critical minerals, problems with critical minerals, social and ecological risks of extracting critical minerals, Towards Sustainable Mining initiative, and urban mining (extraction from electronic waste)

Critical minerals’ importance should not condone their extraction at all costs

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