Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-20 19:05:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4055ABAE034DC991CFE5722C31B91AF223AD6A128F282EFD33D05E2E40DCFC38
Participant Details
Original Note:
Fossil fuels are mined, burned once, and then more must be mined. Battery metals can be mined and used for decades before being recycled and used again as efficiently as if the recycled materials were newly mined. https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/how-does-environmental-impact-mining-clean-energy-metals-compare-mining-coal-oil-and-gas https://www.wired.com/story/recycled-battery-materials-can-work-as-well-as-new-ones/ https://spectrum.ieee.org/recycled-batteries-good-as-newly-mined
All Note Details