Harvesting lithium and sun in the Andes: Exploring energy justice and the new materialities of energy transitions

Forget, Marie Emilie; Bos, Vincent

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102477

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“…The persistent misclassification of ancient grassy ecosystems can be traced back to the colonial era when Western exploration shaped the field of ecology as a global discipline. During this time, grassy ecosystems were mistakenly perceived as early successional or deforested landscapes (Fairhead and Leach, 1996) resulting in an extensive and profound misreading of the landscape (Pausas and . Tree planting in these cases presents multiple social, economic, and environmental trade-offs, including historical, traditional, and indigenous livelihood of local people, disruption of ecological systems and the services they provide, especially through the introduction of non-native trees, and destruction of rich biodiversity over much of the targeted area in Africa (Martin et al, 2021).…”

Section: Nature-based Solutions In African Grassy Ecosystemsmentioning

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Equity and justice should underpin the discourse on tipping points

Pereira,

Gianelli,

Achieng

et al. 2024

Earth Syst. Dynam.

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Abstract. Radical and quick transformations towards sustainability will be fundamental to achieving a more sustainable future. However, deliberate interventions to reconfigure systems will result in winners and losers, with the potential for greater or lesser equity and justice outcomes. Positive tipping points (PTPs) have been proposed as interventions in complex systems with the aim to (a) reduce the likelihood of negative Earth system tipping points and/or (b) increase the likelihood of achieving just social foundations. However, many narratives around PTPs often do not take into account the entire spectrum of impacts the proposed alternatives could have or still rely on narratives that maintain current unsustainable behaviours and marginalize many people (i.e. do not take “b” into account). One such example is the move from petrol-based to electric vehicles. An energy transition that remains based on natural resource inputs from the Global South must be unpacked with an equity and justice lens to understand the true cost of this transition. There are two arguments why a critical engagement with these and other similar proposals needs to be made. First, the idea of transitioning through a substitution (e.g. of fuel) while maintaining the system structure (e.g. of private vehicles) may not necessarily be conceived as the kind of radical transformation being called for by global scientific bodies like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Second, and probably more importantly, the question of positive for whom, positive where, and positive how must be considered. In this paper, we unpack these narratives using a critical decolonial view from the south and outline their implications for the concept of tipping points.

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Section: Nature-based Solutions In African Grassy Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Equity and justice should underpin the discourse on tipping points

Pereira,

Gianelli,

Achieng

et al. 2024

Earth Syst. Dynam.

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“…Seven studies examined socio-spatial inequities in energy transition projects in the context of regional development (defined in footnote 3; see Table 4 and Table A-1). Some scholars examined the distribution of burdens and benefits between rural and urban communities associated with renewable development (Buechler and Martínez-Molina 2021;Forget and Bos 2022). Others analyzed the unequal impacts of renewable energy projects (such as wind and bioenergy) on rural communities (Huesca-Pérez, Sheinbaum-Pardo, and Köppel 2016;.…”

Section: Regional Development and Inequity In Energy Transition Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other scholars have analyzed urban-rural and intraregional energy inequities around energy projects (Forget and Bos 2022;Huesca-Pérez, Sheinbaum-Pardo, and Köppel 2016;. For instance, Huesca-Pérez, Sheinbaum-Pardo, and Köppel (2016) and Mejía-Montero et al ( 2021) analyzed the social-environmental impacts of wind development on Indigenous communities in Tehuantepec, Mexico.…”

Section: Regional Development and Inequity In Energy Transition Projectsmentioning

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Community Engagement and Equity in Renewable Energy Projects: A Literature Review

Romero-Lankao,

Rosner,

Efroymson

et al. 2023

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“…To reduce C emissions and mitigate climate change, a rapid transition to clean energy is required , along with CO 2 sequestration . Lithium-ion batteries are a clean source of renewable energy and ideal for energy storage .…”

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Mechanisms of Lithium Enrichment and Metallogenesis in a Simulated Montmorillonite–Fluid System

Yan,

Sun,

Cai

et al. 2023

Langmuir

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Due to strong industrial demand for Li, Li-bearing montmorillonite (Li-Mt) deposits are a focus for exploration, but the Li enrichment mechanisms in such deposits are unclear. In this study, adsorption experiments and mineralogical analyses were used to investigate the water−rock reactions at different Li concentrations, temperatures, durations, and pH conditions, in order to reveal the Li enrichment mechanisms in F-and Cl-rich systems. Our results suggest that water−rock reactions are different in the two halogen systems. The reaction in the LiCl−Mt system involves deprotonation, whereas dehydroxylation occurs in a LiF−Mt system. Lithium is adsorbed or exchanges with interlayer cations in Mt. Adsorption forms a monolayer that is consistent with the Langmuir model in a LiCl system. Lithium is adsorbed in multi-layers in Mt in a LiF system. For a given Li concentration, the adsorption capacity of the LiF−Mt system is 2.8 times greater than that of the LiCl−Mt system. The pH has a weaker effect in the LiCl−Mt system than in the LiF−Mt system. Furthermore, Li adsorption is hindered at very high or low pH in a LiF system. The chemical shift of Li is −0.2 ppm (±0.1 ppm) in a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which indicates that Li occurs as inner-sphere complexes in the pseudo-hexagonal cavity in Mt. Based on a CaCl 2 leaching experiment, >50% (up to 97.94%) of the Li can be easily exchanged out of the Mt. The residual Li in the inner-sphere is the key to metallogenesis of Li-Mt deposits. Therefore, the grade of ion adsorption-type Li deposits is determined by the exchangeable Li.

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Harvesting lithium and sun in the Andes: Exploring energy justice and the new materialities of energy transitions

Cited by 37 publications

References 42 publications

Equity and justice should underpin the discourse on tipping points

Equity and justice should underpin the discourse on tipping points

Community Engagement and Equity in Renewable Energy Projects: A Literature Review

Mechanisms of Lithium Enrichment and Metallogenesis in a Simulated Montmorillonite–Fluid System

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