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Rare Earths in the Just Transition

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Environmental Justice Atlas- ‘Lynas Refinery in Kuantan, Malaysia’

Short case summary of an international environmental campaign against a long-established rare earth refinery in Malaysia based on concerns around ecological and health impacts, particularly related to the company’s dumping of radioactive waste

Mon 28 Feb 2022, 14:27 | Tags: Climate Change, Energy Transition, Environmental Science, Geopolitics, Global Politics, Human Rights, Malaysia, Rare Earth Recycling, Renewable Energy, Sociology, Health Issues

Yale School of the Environment- ‘Boom in Mining Rare Earths Poses Mounting Toxic Risks’

Highlights the toxic and radioactive waste generated by REE mining and processing plants using examples from Malaysia, Brazil and China

Mon 28 Feb 2022, 11:20 | Tags: Biodiversity, Brazil, Business, China, Climate Change, Economics, Ecosystem, Environmental Science, Malaysia, Rare Earth and Unsustainability, Rare Earth Element Process, Rare Earth Element Product, Rare Earth Mining, Rare Earth Recycling, Rare Earth Tech, Statistics

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