The Mining of Minerals and the Limits to Growth
The goal of industrial scale transition away from fossil fuels into non-fossil fuel systems is a very large task. To achieve this objective, an unprecedented demand for minerals will be required, writes professor Simon Michaux.
Metals are absolutely necessary for the whole society
"There is no electricity without metals, no smartphones, no hygienic food production in quantities needed for the population, no transportation, and no possibilities for electric cars without metals", professor Ari Jokilaakso of Aalto University states.
THE MINING INDUSTRY COULD BENEFIT FROM FINLAND’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
ROVJOK is a company with its origins in Lapland, named after an arctic waterfall, and with founders from Western Australia.