Nickel mining is driving deforestation in Indonesia, with around 80,000 hectares already cleared for nickel extraction and half a million more at risk. The rate of deforestation is accelerating as alert systems show deforestation for nickel doubling from 2020 to 2023.
Although this industry is destroying forests, nickel mining is attributed to a major solution for the climate crisis: electric vehicles. Nickel is used in electric vehicle batteries, vehicles which are more efficient than…
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Source: https://mightyearth.org/article/avoiding-forests-protecting-people-and-electrifying-vehicles/