Copper - It's Not Going to Happen, Right?

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Existing copper reserves at the moment are at 880 million tonnes. We've got to run it at 180 years to hit that point. It's not going to happen. And here's the other thing and I'll sorry to interrupt. Olivia Lazard is going to be on this show in a few weeks. Her work is on where the countries where this stuff comes from. But these are the things we need to get our arms around.

On this episode, mining and geology expert Simon Michaux returns to give a preliminary framework for responses to the coming energy and material constraints described in the previous episode. This includes both practical thoughts for how to organize communities around resources and also a shift in mindset from short term to long-term and from competition to cooperation. How do we simultaneously lay out all of the biophysical constraints on the table so that we can begin preparing for and adapting to a changing future?

About Simon Michaux

Dr. Simon Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has a PhD in mining engineering. Dr. Michaux’s long-term work is on societal transformation toward a circular economy.

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