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#copper

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Jack of all trades

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A river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine.

About 60% of Zambia’s 20 million people live in the Kafue River basin and depend on it in some way as a source of fishing, irrigation for agriculture and water for industry.

Chinese-owned copper mines have been accused of ignoring safety, labor and other regulations in Zambia as they strive to control its supply of the critical mineral.
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apnews.com/article/mining-poll

#China#Zambia#colonialism
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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

A Planetary Boundary For Geological Resources - Exploring The Limits Of Regional Water Availability
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phys.org/news/2025-03-planetar <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1126/science.adk531 <-- shared paper
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im-mining.com/2023/04/26/unite <-- shared industry article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #global #regional #water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #mine #mining #processing #minerals #criticalmetals #energy #products #services #surfacewater #groundwater #naturalresources #resources #geology #ecosphere #technosphere #watermanagement #sustainability #sustainableuselimit #waterconsumption #industry #production #constraints #mineralproduction #economy #economics #model #modeling #coal #iron #copper #gold

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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History March 7, 1996: A crowd of 3,000 workers destroyed the Freeport copper mine facilities in Tamika, Irian Jaya (West Papua). They took this action after a company security guard ran over a member of the Dani clan. Protesters kept operations shut down and demanded an end to human rights violations, eco-terrorism and cultural genocide by the company. Overnight, the international price of copper jumped from $15 per ton to $2580 per ton.

Police attacking protesters in the street during Freeport copper strike.
#workingclass#LaborHistory#CorporateViolence
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Steggy

So, I was under the impression that #copper #mining in the US does not make economic sense, given the value of copper. But I also realise that was the state about ~20 years ago. Has that changed? This seems like more chaotic distraction/further demonstration that Dump doesn’t understand anything.

apnews.com/article/trump-coppe Trump makes US copper mining a focus of his domestic minerals policy

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anlomedad

@andrewdessler

Getting all the new small and big electricity producers and new consumers safely into existing grids requires upscaling the capacity at least for the "last mile" in most societies.
Germany's heating in apartment houses used to be electric with nightly heat storage in the olden days, so these old local grids can take on new consumers like heatpumps and eVespas or ebikes without additional hardware.

But for most countries or even most German local grids this will not be the case – and the population will have to pay one way or another for the necessary grid extension.

And #copper prices will soar because of the still prevailing neoliberal commodity speculation and because of mining companies not reacting according to Paris Agreement, ie not expanding their operations on time, while every country now races toward electrifying everything at the same time.

Reducing #energy demand is a necessary consequence in light of the fact that every 3 years at current emissions we add another 0.1C to global warming.
Reducing energy demand immediately means, less raw and manufactured material is needed to get the remaining energy use carbon-free. It also means, less time is needed – which translates to less CO2.

The discussion around #LAFires needs to include the boundary of sustainable furnished and heated/cooled living space: 35sqm per person plus 15 per additional person.

See for example boell.de/en/2020/12/09/societa and cited literature therein.

Why am I pointing this out when my post is about electrifying and raw material shortages and price hikes at dwindling #CO2budget?
Because heeding #sustainability guidelines saves raw material. And it lowers material and energy demand. It even gets rid of cars because it reduces distance between home and work place.

We need to include the guidelines in the debate. And what better moment than when emotions are high due to a horrible disaster? It's the moment when memories are formed. Let the memories be how we managed to get where we are today, and how we might be able to stabilise climate and mass extinction at a manageable level.

This side of the story has to be told by scientists we trust. Politicians won't be tabling it – before these 35sqm become public knowledge.

#renewables #degrowth

Heinrich Böll StiftungA Societal Transformation Scenario for Staying Below 1.5°C | Heinrich Böll StiftungThe „Societal Transfomation Scenario“ is a global 1.5°C mitigation scenario, which challenges  the notion of perpetual global economic growth and its compatibility with ambitious climate goals like the 1.5°C limit. It shows how through a reduction of production and consumption in the Global North, we can stay below 1.5°C without resorting to high-risk technologies like CCS, geoengineering and nuclear, while also avoiding temperature overshoot.
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