Category: Extractivism

  • Lithium-ion Batteries and the Greenwashing of Extractivism

    Lithium-ion Batteries and the Greenwashing of Extractivism

    In this article, Global Souths Hub Editor and Website Curator Mira Mookerjee examines the sourcing process of minerals used in lithium-ion batteries – a technology that is allegedly moving us towards a greener future. By talking to activists and academics, including Nathan Andrews (Associate Professor, Political Science at McMaster University), Paulina Personius (Making Clean Energy…