To address climate change, countries must decarbonize and shift to renewable energy.
Renewables like solar and wind are mineral intensive, meaning the world must rapidly scale …

Following the goal of a post-fossil economy, institutional actors promote techno-managerial
solution strategies, for example the green economy and the bioeconomy. While these …

Based on intensive and long-term field research and document reviews, this article
compares the historic evolution of lithium mining in Chile and Argentina. We highlight …

The energy transition is placing an increasing demand on lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).
Lithium is one of the most important critical minerals, with the largest global reserves located …

In October 2021, the government of Catamarca, a province located in Northern Argentina,
announced the beginning of a consultation process to debate about a lithium mining project …

Lithium mining in Argentina is often associated to social injustices, unequal access to
information, and conflicts around issues such as water consumption. Different stakeholders …

It is now broadly accepted that lithium is needed to power the energy transition and address
climate change, or, simply stated,“we need lithium to save the planet.” And yet, we are faced …

The current food regime has experienced a multidimensional crisis, driving further unjust
and unsustainable development. Various food alternatives address these challenges by …

The surging demand for lithium-powered electric vehicles and energy storage systems,
driven by the low-carbon energy transition, is explored in this study regarding its impact on …

Lithium is discursively linked with 'sustainable'technological innovations. Electromobility is
expected to be a–still market-based and growth-centred–answer to the ecological effects of …