We Don't Mine Enough Rare Earth Metals to Replace Fossil Fuels

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No big surprise there, well not to me at least, but probably is to the moronic climate alarmists that infest this internet backwater.

A new scientific study supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure warns that the renewable energy industry could be about to face a fundamental obstacle: shortages in the supply of rare metals.

To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, renewable energy production has to scale up fast. This means that global production of several rare earth minerals used in solar panels and wind turbines—especially neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—must grow twelvefold by 2050.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a...newable-energy

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This is for McSquawker's benefit!!

https://www.nature.com/articles/nature21359

[kudzu]

No big surprise there, well not to me at least, but probably is to the moronic climate alarmists that infest this internet backwater.

A new scientific study supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure warns that the renewable energy industry could be about to face a fundamental obstacle: shortages in the supply of rare metals.

To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, renewable energy production has to scale up fast. This means that global production of several rare earth minerals used in solar panels and wind turbines—especially neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—must grow twelvefold by 2050.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a...newable-energy

The prototype to recycle them is being built now.

[moon]

It isn't a matter of finding DIFFERENT ways to fuck the planet- it's a matter of changing life-styles.
Anybody that doesn't recognize that is the problem .

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The prototype to recycle them is being built now.

You don't have a clue, so stop bullshitting.

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It isn't a matter of finding DIFFERENT ways to fuck the planet- it's a matter of changing life-styles.
Anybody that doesn't recognize that is the problem .

Good idea, go top yourself. If you need any help just shout!

[moon]

Good idea, go top yourself.

Get in your jet, maggot- and fuck off to wherever it is that you want to pollute next.
Oh yeah- and give some migrants a good kicking when you get there.
You're a parasite.

[kudzu]

You don't have a clue, so stop bullshitting.

You mean recycling POPs? Yes..

It should reduce the need to import rare earths from places like Afghanistan and Baluchistan.

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You mean recycling POPs? Yes..

It should reduce the need to import rare earths from places like Afghanistan and Baluchistan.

The vast majority of rare earths come from China. I invested in an American company called Molycorp, a while back which thrived for a while until the Chinese dropped their prices to kill off the competition. This is a potentially huge problem and few trite sentences from you won't do anything but reveal your ignorance.

[kudzu]

The vast majority of rare earths come from China. I invested in an American company called Molycorp, a while back which thrived for a while until the Chinese dropped their prices to kill off the competition. This is a potentially huge problem and few trite sentences from you won't do anything but reveal your ignorance.

I know, but Afghanistan and Baluchistan have lots of rare earth. Reclaiming persistent pollutants will save industry billions of dollars sort of like recycling refrigerant gases did ...only much bigger.

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You mean recycling POPs? Yes..

It should reduce the need to import rare earths from places like Afghanistan and Baluchistan.

Do you ever actually read anything? The answer to your questions are in the link I provided.

https://www.metabolic.nl/publication...n-netherlands/

[Jack]

My understanding is that just mining Rare Earth Metals is 'dirty'.

[Micawber]

No big surprise there, well not to me at least, but probably is to the moronic climate alarmists that infest this internet backwater.

A new scientific study supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure warns that the renewable energy industry could be about to face a fundamental obstacle: shortages in the supply of rare metals.

To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, renewable energy production has to scale up fast. This means that global production of several rare earth minerals used in solar panels and wind turbines—especially neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—must grow twelvefold by 2050.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a...newable-energy

I recommend you transition from internet fraudster to your newly minted shovel ready job, assstank!

[PostmodernProphet]

It isn't a matter of finding DIFFERENT ways to fuck the planet- it's a matter of changing life-styles.
Anybody that doesn't recognize that is the problem .

there's not enough wood to build a fire next to your tent every night......

[kudzu]

My understanding is that just mining Rare Earth Metals is 'dirty'.

I don't know, but Molycorp has had some problems .. Chapter 11 and such. I think they have some mining in the US.