Anticipating Lithium Extraction in Northern Portugal

The document analyzes social resistance and negotiations surrounding a proposed lithium mine in the Barroso region of northern Portugal, framed within the European Commission's goal to expand domestic lithium sourcing for electric vehicle batteries. Using a political ecology approach based on 27 interviews and ethnographic research from August 2021, the study explores how local communities respond to the concept of "green mining" and the European Commission's pledge for a just transition.

• The European Commission's strategy to increase domestic lithium sourcing for electric vehicle production has triggered social resistance from local communities seeking to protect nature and their livelihoods.
• European policymakers are promoting "green mining," a concept where both the extraction technologies and the resulting end products are considered sustainable, as a means to phase out fossil fuel vehicles.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Anticipating Lithium Extraction in Northern Portugal. https://www.sei.org/publications/anticipating-lithium-extraction-in-northern-portugal/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Anticipating Lithium Extraction in Northern Portugal. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/anticipating-lithium-extraction-in-northern-portugal/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023anticipating, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Anticipating Lithium Extraction in Northern Portugal}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/anticipating-lithium-extraction-in-northern-portugal/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }