The U.S. is facing a dilemma between pursuing climate-friendly technologies and preserving water resources in the West. Many minerals needed for green energy, such as copper and lithium, are found in arid regions where water is scarce and precious. The new mines planned for these metals could worsen the water stress and quality of the local communities and ecosystems.

#WaterScarcity #GreenEnergy #MineralMining

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/09/1198625673/the-u-s-is-caught-between-climate-friendly-technologies-and-growing-water-scarci?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

"An #EV is a good way to cut carbon #emissions, but so, it turns out, is a four-day workweek. Do them both, and a thousand other things—and fast—and we might have a shot. "

The first thing a good solar installer does is to make you beef up the insulation in your home: that way you need less solar on the roof.

S: build public transit and bike lanes first, then electrify the remaining cars.

#EnergyTransition #MineralMining #degrowth #JustTransition
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/to-save-the-planet-should-we-really-be-moving-slower