Devices draining the desert

Date

1. December 2019

Business

Chemical, Energy, IT and technology

Company

A123 Systems, Albemarle, Apple, BMW, Johnson Matthey Battery Systems, LG Chem, Panasonic, SQM, Tesla, Umicore

Country

Chile

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  • Investigation1. December 2019

    Our demand for electric cars and smartphones is drying up the most arid place in the world

    Nikolaj Houmann Mortensen

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  • Investigation1. December 2019

    Much of the world’s lithium is being extracted from indigenous peoples’ territories against their will

    Nikolaj Houmann Mortensen

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  • Investigation1. December 2019

    Indigenous peoples face charges as they resist future lithium projects across Chile

    Nikolaj Houmann Mortensen

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  • Investigation1. December 2019

    There’s probably Chilean lithium behind the screen you’re reading this on

    Amanda Obitz Mogensen

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  • Investigation1. December 2019

    How much water is used to make the world’s batteries?

    Mie Obbekær

  • Video1. December 2019

    “The mining companies only see water. But water is life for us”

    Nikolaj Houmann Mortensen

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  • Video1. December 2019

    Watch the surreal lithium extraction landscapes from above

    Nikolaj Houmann Mortensen

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