What leads an environmental and climate activist to defend mining in Europe and even deep-sea mining? Scientific facts and social choices, says Peter Tom Jones (KU Leuven). ‘Or would we rather look away when the Indonesian rainforest is destroyed for our Teslas?’
SIM² KU Leuven is the KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals, one of the flagship KU Leuven Institutes. SIM² mission is to develop, organise and implement problem-driven, science-deep research and future-oriented education, contributing to the environmentally friendly production and recycling of metals, minerals and engineered materials, supporting the transition to a climate-friendly, circular-economy.
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