“We are not allowed to speak”: Some thoughts about a consultation process around lithium mining in Northern Argentina

Escosteguy, Melisa; Clavijo, Araceli; Paz, Walter Fernando Díaz; Hufty, Marc; Seghezzo, Lucas

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2022.101134

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“…The relationship between mining companies and the community is complicated by companies that give the pretense of stakeholder engagement. In the past, the process for mine approval has been complicated by document inaccessibility, allotting less time to community speakers, or getting approval without the majority of community members present (Valle and Holmes, 2013;Excosteguy et al, 2022). Furthermore, companies do not demonstrate sustained community involvement.…”

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A review on the socio-environmental impacts of lithium supply for electric aircraft

Chen-Glasser

DeCaluwe²

2022

Front. Aerosp. Eng.

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Electrified aircraft have gained traction as a promising approach to emissions abatement in the aviation sector. This transition will require overcoming numerous technical challenges related to increasing battery energy density, as well as logistic challenges related to the lithium supply chain, which is already stressed due to high demand for electric vehicles. We have estimated that lithium demand for electrified aviation may raise lithium demand in the range of 10–250%. The uncertainty in these estimates show the importance of quantifying the impacts of electrified aviation and designing batteries to mitigate additional demand. In addition, most reviews on electrified aviation do not include information on the localized social and environmental impacts caused by lithium demand, despite their importance to enabling technology necessary for emissions reductions. This review seeks to fill this gap by presenting an overview of environmental and social research in context with one another to encourage researchers in the field to consider these dynamics as part of electrified aircraft design. Given that the high energy density batteries necessary to enable large-scale electrification of aircraft are still under development, continued progress in this field should emphasize sustainable governance for lithium extraction and a circular battery economy to reduce social and environmental stressors.

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A review on the socio-environmental impacts of lithium supply for electric aircraft

Chen-Glasser

DeCaluwe²

2022

Front. Aerosp. Eng.

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The ESG Triangle: How Lithium Mining in Latin America Could Point the Way Toward Long-Term Environmental and Social Value Strategies

Pell¹

2023

Archimedes

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Exploring conditions for just lithium mining in South America. The case of the EU responsible sourcing strategy

Murguía,

Obaya

2024

Environ. Res. Lett.

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To advance its climate neutrality and electromobility goals, the European Union (EU) depends on a reliable supply of lithium. The “lithium triangle”, comprising Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia, contains 53% of the world’s lithium resources and supplies 85% of the EU’s lithium imports. In 2023, the EU and Latin America launched a new cooperation agenda under which the EU signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Chile and Argentina aimed at jointly developing sustainable value chains for critical raw materials. That same year, the EU adopted the European Batteries Regulation (EBR), which mandates corporate due diligence processes to address social and environmental risks associated with the mining of battery minerals. Together, the EBR and MoUs form the foundation of the EU’s responsible sourcing strategy for lithium mining in South America. This study, using the energy justice framework and data from a 2022 Delphi survey, investigates whether the EBR and MoUs align with the conditions that should be promoted so that the lithium battery value chain becomes just for the lithium triangle. Our findings indicate that the EU-South America agenda reflects cumulative learning by addressing mutual interests, such as local industrialization and the promotion of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. However, the current EU responsible sourcing approach overlooks critical local-level justice considerations —distributive, procedural, and recognition justice— that are highly relevant to the lithium triangle. We argue that for the EU to ensure a just lithium supply from South America, additional issues must be prioritized, including the equitable participation of local communities in the economic benefits of lithium mining and the proper implementation of free, prior, and informed consultation with Indigenous peoples. 

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“We are not allowed to speak”: Some thoughts about a consultation process around lithium mining in Northern Argentina

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

A review on the socio-environmental impacts of lithium supply for electric aircraft

A review on the socio-environmental impacts of lithium supply for electric aircraft

The ESG Triangle: How Lithium Mining in Latin America Could Point the Way Toward Long-Term Environmental and Social Value Strategies

Exploring conditions for just lithium mining in South America. The case of the EU responsible sourcing strategy

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