Collapse @lemm.ee eleitl @lemm.ee 2mo ago

Low-carbon technologies need far less mining than fossil fuels

ourworldindata.org Low-carbon technologies need far less mining than fossil fuels

Mining for coal is much more resource-intensive than renewables or nuclear power.

But can you mine without fossil fuels and fossil-derived materials? How much materials do you need to mine to first transition and then maintain the infrastructure? Can you maintain renewable just with renewable? Taking progressively lower grade ores? What do you do with growing volume of tailings?

Such articles are more than a bit misleading.