Welle: I am in favor of moving towards largely renewables. The question is, what is our society going to look like? What how many people? What sort of living standards do we have? But my question to you is, under those scenarios, the optimistic, let's just transition to a 19 terawat or higher global society using mostly renewables. Wrote an essay called renewables a right answer to the wrong question. And so we simply don't have the time that existing mines are not producing enough lithium and other metals for batteries by 2040. A study ta thay show the different chemistries of what it will likely be in 20 forty.
On this episode, we meet with Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland, Dr. Simon Michaux.
Why do humans ignore important mineral and material limits that will affect human futures? Dr. Michaux reveals how we are “minerals blind” — and the consequences of this myopia.
To shed light on the effects of our minerals blindness, Dr. Michaux explores the disconnect between experts in renewable energy and economic and government leaders.
Dr. Michaux offers individual strategies for us to overcome our energy and minerals blindness. How can we learn to adapt in order to overcome the coming challenges?
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.
For Show Notes and Transcript visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/19-simon-michaux