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Reaching Net Zero by 2050 would require mining 4.5 million tons of copper, 940 million tons of nickel, 9 billion tons of graphite, and 4 million tons of germanium. At current global mining rates, that scale of extraction would take more than 1,000 years. Mining capacity cannot be multiplied... show more

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To reach net zero by 2050, we would need to mine 4.5 million tons of copper, 940 million tons of nickel, 9 billion tons of graphite, and 4 million tons of germanium. At today's mining rates, that would take over 1,000 years. Net zero is never going to happen.

To reach net zero by 2050, we would need to mine 4.5 million tons of copper, 940 million tons of nickel, 9 billion tons of graphite, and 4 million tons of germanium. At today's mining rates, that would take over 1,000 years. Net zero is never going to happen.

John Lee Pettimore

259,613 views • 8 months ago

The talk around Net Zero ignores many inconvenient facts, but top of the list is probably the mining requirements to get us there. For the world to reach Net Zero by 2050--that is, to build the solar panels and wind turbines required--we'd need to mine over 4.5 billion tons of copper, 940 million tons of nickel, 9 billion tons of graphite and 4 million tons of germanium. At today's mining rates that would take more than a thousand years. Net Zero is nigh on impossible to achieve. And even attempting to do so will ravage vast areas of the planet.

The talk around Net Zero ignores many inconvenient facts, but top of the list is probably the mining requirements to get us there. For the world to reach Net Zero by 2050--that is, to build the solar panels and wind turbines required--we'd need to mine over 4.5 billion tons of copper, 940 million tons of nickel, 9 billion tons of graphite and 4 million tons of germanium. At today's mining rates that would take more than a thousand years. Net Zero is nigh on impossible to achieve. And even attempting to do so will ravage vast areas of the planet.

Electroverse

38,830 views • 27 days ago

NET ZERO - The world must increase mining by up to 2000% … to save the planet 🤡 ▪️4,575,523,674 tons of copper ▪️940,578,114 tons of Nickel ▪️8,973,640,257 tons of Graphite ▪️4,163,162 tons of Germanium ▪️1,300,000 tons of lithium ▪️plus 3 BILLION tons of rare earth Needs to be mined in just 10 years. At current this capacity it would take 1000 years and DESTROY the environments the globalists are pretending to care about. They are lying to you 🔥

NET ZERO - The world must increase mining by up to 2000% … to save the planet 🤡 ▪️4,575,523,674 tons of copper ▪️940,578,114 tons of Nickel ▪️8,973,640,257 tons of Graphite ▪️4,163,162 tons of Germanium ▪️1,300,000 tons of lithium ▪️plus 3 BILLION tons of rare earth Needs to be mined in just 10 years. At current this capacity it would take 1000 years and DESTROY the environments the globalists are pretending to care about. They are lying to you 🔥

Bernie

16,931 views • 2 years ago

To build the renewables needed to achieve Net Zero by 2050, at current production rates, it would take... • nearly 10,000 years to mine enough lithium • more than 7,000 years for enough vanadium • over 1,700 years for cobalt, • 400 years for nickel • and almost 200 years for the copper Even if hundreds of thousands of new mines opened tomorrow, we'd still run out of reserves long before reaching the goal. Global copper reserves are estimated at 800 million tons, but what's required for Net Zero is a whopping 4,500 billion tons. Likewise with nickel, reserves are 95 million tons, but we'll need 940 million. And for lithium, reserves stand at just 22 million tons, but 944 million is needed. The math doesn't lie. Net Zero isn't a plan. It's a fantasy.

To build the renewables needed to achieve Net Zero by 2050, at current production rates, it would take... • nearly 10,000 years to mine enough lithium • more than 7,000 years for enough vanadium • over 1,700 years for cobalt, • 400 years for nickel • and almost 200 years for the copper Even if hundreds of thousands of new mines opened tomorrow, we'd still run out of reserves long before reaching the goal. Global copper reserves are estimated at 800 million tons, but what's required for Net Zero is a whopping 4,500 billion tons. Likewise with nickel, reserves are 95 million tons, but we'll need 940 million. And for lithium, reserves stand at just 22 million tons, but 944 million is needed. The math doesn't lie. Net Zero isn't a plan. It's a fantasy.

Electroverse

20,596 views • 5 months ago

To build the renewables needed to achieve Net Zero by 2050, at current production rates, it would take nearly 10,000 years to mine enough lithium, more than 7,000 years for enough vanadium, over 1,700 years for cobalt, 400 years for nickel and almost 200 years for the copper. Even if hundreds of thousands of new mines opened tomorrow, we'd still run out of reserves long before reaching the goal. Global copper reserves are estimated at 800 million tonnes but what's required for Net Zero is a whopping 4,500 billion tonnes. Likewise with nickel, reserves are 95 million tonnes but we'll need 940 million. And for lithium, reserves stand at just 22 million tonnes but 944 million is needed. The math doesn't lie. Net zero isn't a plan. It's a fantasy.

To build the renewables needed to achieve Net Zero by 2050, at current production rates, it would take nearly 10,000 years to mine enough lithium, more than 7,000 years for enough vanadium, over 1,700 years for cobalt, 400 years for nickel and almost 200 years for the copper. Even if hundreds of thousands of new mines opened tomorrow, we'd still run out of reserves long before reaching the goal. Global copper reserves are estimated at 800 million tonnes but what's required for Net Zero is a whopping 4,500 billion tonnes. Likewise with nickel, reserves are 95 million tonnes but we'll need 940 million. And for lithium, reserves stand at just 22 million tonnes but 944 million is needed. The math doesn't lie. Net zero isn't a plan. It's a fantasy.

Electroverse

11,724 views • 1 month ago

It would take 3.7 trillion pounds of materials to generate half of U.S. electricity with 1,095,000 2 MW wind turbines. Each turbine requires 1,671 tons of material: 1,300 tons concrete, 295 tons steel, 48 tons iron, 24 tons fiberglass, 4 tons copper, 0.4 tons neodymium, and 0.065 tons dysprosium, replaced every 15-20 years. Mining and ore processing, is the second most polluting industry in the world, releasing acid rain and heavy metals into land, water, and air. Extracting and processing dispersed minerals consumes significant fossil fuel energy. Billions more tons of materials are needed for transmission, power plants, and utility-scale batteries, also replaced every 15-20 years. The green energy dream remains just that—a dream.

It would take 3.7 trillion pounds of materials to generate half of U.S. electricity with 1,095,000 2 MW wind turbines. Each turbine requires 1,671 tons of material: 1,300 tons concrete, 295 tons steel, 48 tons iron, 24 tons fiberglass, 4 tons copper, 0.4 tons neodymium, and 0.065 tons dysprosium, replaced every 15-20 years. Mining and ore processing, is the second most polluting industry in the world, releasing acid rain and heavy metals into land, water, and air. Extracting and processing dispersed minerals consumes significant fossil fuel energy. Billions more tons of materials are needed for transmission, power plants, and utility-scale batteries, also replaced every 15-20 years. The green energy dream remains just that—a dream.

John Lee Pettimore

91,340 views • 11 months ago

One gigawatt of wind capacity requires about 2,900 tons of copper. At a standard ore grade of 0.6%, 99.4% of the ore is not copper. Producing those 2,900 tons therefore requires processing roughly 480,000 tons of ore. That is about 1,200 full loads in a 400-ton-class mining truck. And it excludes the waste rock, overburden and processing losses. Count those and the total material moved can exceed 1 to 2 million tons. And that's before adding the steel, concrete, fiberglass and other materials required by the wind project. The "green" turbine does not begin with the wind. It begins with a mountain being blasted, hauled and crushed.

One gigawatt of wind capacity requires about 2,900 tons of copper. At a standard ore grade of 0.6%, 99.4% of the ore is not copper. Producing those 2,900 tons therefore requires processing roughly 480,000 tons of ore. That is about 1,200 full loads in a 400-ton-class mining truck. And it excludes the waste rock, overburden and processing losses. Count those and the total material moved can exceed 1 to 2 million tons. And that's before adding the steel, concrete, fiberglass and other materials required by the wind project. The "green" turbine does not begin with the wind. It begins with a mountain being blasted, hauled and crushed.

Electroverse

30,933 views • 1 month ago

Humans have mined 700 million tons of copper in all of history. We need the same again in just 20 years to hit “net zero”. oh look it’s at near record prices ‘Saving the planet’ is very profitable … as long as taxpayers continue to fund it 💣

Humans have mined 700 million tons of copper in all of history. We need the same again in just 20 years to hit “net zero”. oh look it’s at near record prices ‘Saving the planet’ is very profitable … as long as taxpayers continue to fund it 💣

Bernie

1,006,848 views • 10 months ago

Trillions of dollars are being poured into wind and solar. But these technologies are far from green. Each turbine requires hundreds of tons of steel, concrete, and rare earths. Each solar panel relies on energy-intensive mining and toxic chemical processing. Scaling this up to replace fossil fuels would mean billions of tons of new mining, scarred landscapes, and enormous fossil energy inputs just to manufacture the equipment. At the current pace, even with the trillions invested, the world wouldn't hit 100% renewables until the year 2392. In reality, the 'renewable revolution' is astronomically expensive, painfully slow, and environmentally destructive.

Trillions of dollars are being poured into wind and solar. But these technologies are far from green. Each turbine requires hundreds of tons of steel, concrete, and rare earths. Each solar panel relies on energy-intensive mining and toxic chemical processing. Scaling this up to replace fossil fuels would mean billions of tons of new mining, scarred landscapes, and enormous fossil energy inputs just to manufacture the equipment. At the current pace, even with the trillions invested, the world wouldn't hit 100% renewables until the year 2392. In reality, the 'renewable revolution' is astronomically expensive, painfully slow, and environmentally destructive.

Electroverse

33,161 views • 5 months ago

Wind and solar are sold as clean and sustainable, but eventually the hardware becomes waste. The US currently has 76,000 wind turbines and 650 million solar panels installed. The turbine blades alone represent 5.5 million tons of eventual waste. Existing US solar panels represent another 18 million tons. Unlike conventional power plants that can operate for 50 to 80 years or more, wind turbines and solar panels require replacement after 15 to 20 years (shorter by some studies). By 2050, cumulative global waste is projected to reach 200 million tons of wind turbine blades and 78 million tons of solar panels. Turbine blades are nigh on impossible to recycle. Solar panels are technically easier, but recovering many embedded materials is often expensive and uneconomic. Much of it ultimately faces the same destination: landfill. Wind and solar are labelled renewable, but there's nothing renewable about them.

Wind and solar are sold as clean and sustainable, but eventually the hardware becomes waste. The US currently has 76,000 wind turbines and 650 million solar panels installed. The turbine blades alone represent 5.5 million tons of eventual waste. Existing US solar panels represent another 18 million tons. Unlike conventional power plants that can operate for 50 to 80 years or more, wind turbines and solar panels require replacement after 15 to 20 years (shorter by some studies). By 2050, cumulative global waste is projected to reach 200 million tons of wind turbine blades and 78 million tons of solar panels. Turbine blades are nigh on impossible to recycle. Solar panels are technically easier, but recovering many embedded materials is often expensive and uneconomic. Much of it ultimately faces the same destination: landfill. Wind and solar are labelled renewable, but there's nothing renewable about them.

Electroverse

13,947 views • 9 days ago

Building one gigawatt of solar capacity is not 'clean'. It requires around 18.5 tons of silver, 3,400 tons of polysilicon, and more than 10,000 tons of aluminium. Producing the polysilicon alone consumes thousands of tons of quartz, coal, petroleum, coke, charcoal and wood chips. Refining the silver for one gigawatt uses roughly 4,600 megawatt hours of electricity, the annual power use of 400 US homes. Producing the aluminum consumes nearly 2 million gigajoules of energy, enough to power more than 100,000 households for a year. Solar power is built with massive fossil energy inputs. Only the output is labelled 'green'. These are the realities campaigners never want to talk about.

Building one gigawatt of solar capacity is not 'clean'. It requires around 18.5 tons of silver, 3,400 tons of polysilicon, and more than 10,000 tons of aluminium. Producing the polysilicon alone consumes thousands of tons of quartz, coal, petroleum, coke, charcoal and wood chips. Refining the silver for one gigawatt uses roughly 4,600 megawatt hours of electricity, the annual power use of 400 US homes. Producing the aluminum consumes nearly 2 million gigajoules of energy, enough to power more than 100,000 households for a year. Solar power is built with massive fossil energy inputs. Only the output is labelled 'green'. These are the realities campaigners never want to talk about.

Electroverse

87,307 views • 6 months ago

An estimated 40 million tons of wind turbine blades will end up in landfills by 2050. Each modern blade weighs around 10 to 15 tons--mostly fiberglass and epoxy composites with 1 to 2 tons of carbon fiber, balsa and foam, plus roughly a ton of steel and copper for structural support and lightning protection. All mined, smelted and transported using fossil fuels. Then once they wear out, after just 15 years, those complex materials are almost impossible to recycle, so most are simply buried. It's another hidden cost of green energy and the complete opposite of sustainable.

An estimated 40 million tons of wind turbine blades will end up in landfills by 2050. Each modern blade weighs around 10 to 15 tons--mostly fiberglass and epoxy composites with 1 to 2 tons of carbon fiber, balsa and foam, plus roughly a ton of steel and copper for structural support and lightning protection. All mined, smelted and transported using fossil fuels. Then once they wear out, after just 15 years, those complex materials are almost impossible to recycle, so most are simply buried. It's another hidden cost of green energy and the complete opposite of sustainable.

Electroverse

849,560 views • 1 month ago

Compared with conventional technologies, wind power requires vastly more raw materials for the same installed capacity. Up to 15 times more concrete. 90 times more aluminum. And around 50 times more iron, copper and glass. Each 2 MW turbine uses about 1700 tons of material: Around 1300 tons of concrete. Nearly 300 tons of steel. Plus iron, fiberglass and copper. The foundation alone uses hundreds of tons of concrete. Concrete is one of the world's largest CO2 sources, responsible for 8% of global emissions. Then there are the rare earths. Just one ton of rare earth elements generates 2000 tons of toxic waste. Worse still, all of this ends up in landfill every 15 to 20 years, with the entire process then repeated. Wind is not the clean energy it is sold to be.

Compared with conventional technologies, wind power requires vastly more raw materials for the same installed capacity. Up to 15 times more concrete. 90 times more aluminum. And around 50 times more iron, copper and glass. Each 2 MW turbine uses about 1700 tons of material: Around 1300 tons of concrete. Nearly 300 tons of steel. Plus iron, fiberglass and copper. The foundation alone uses hundreds of tons of concrete. Concrete is one of the world's largest CO2 sources, responsible for 8% of global emissions. Then there are the rare earths. Just one ton of rare earth elements generates 2000 tons of toxic waste. Worse still, all of this ends up in landfill every 15 to 20 years, with the entire process then repeated. Wind is not the clean energy it is sold to be.

Electroverse

29,569 views • 6 months ago

Compared with conventional technologies, wind power requires vastly more raw materials for the same installed capacity. Up to 15 times more concrete, 90 times more aluminum, and around 50 times more iron, copper and glass. Each 2 megawatt turbine uses about 1700 tons of material, around 1300 tons of concrete, nearly 300 tons of steel, plus iron, fiberglass and copper. The foundation alone uses hundreds of tons of concrete. Concrete is one of the world's largest CO2 sources, responsible for 8% of global emissions. Then there are the rare earths. Just one ton of rare earth elements generates 2000 tons of toxic waste. Worse still, all of this ends up in landfill every 15 to 20 years, with the entire process repeated. Wind is not the clean energy it is sold to be.

Compared with conventional technologies, wind power requires vastly more raw materials for the same installed capacity. Up to 15 times more concrete, 90 times more aluminum, and around 50 times more iron, copper and glass. Each 2 megawatt turbine uses about 1700 tons of material, around 1300 tons of concrete, nearly 300 tons of steel, plus iron, fiberglass and copper. The foundation alone uses hundreds of tons of concrete. Concrete is one of the world's largest CO2 sources, responsible for 8% of global emissions. Then there are the rare earths. Just one ton of rare earth elements generates 2000 tons of toxic waste. Worse still, all of this ends up in landfill every 15 to 20 years, with the entire process repeated. Wind is not the clean energy it is sold to be.

Electroverse

10,519 views • 2 months ago

Manufacturing solar panels requires extreme heat, up to 3,600F, to turn silicon dioxide into usable silicon. hen, for every megawatt of panels produced, inputs total around 1.4 tons of toxic chemicals and nearly 3,000 tons of water. Production can also release greenhouse gases thousands of times more potent than CO2 molecule-for-molecule. Silicon is wasted during wafer cutting, while other manufacturing stages involve hazardous compounds, including trichlorosilane and silicon tetrachloride. Then comes disposal. IRENA projects global solar panel waste will reach around 6 million tons every year by 2050, with cumulative waste approaching 78 million tons. Recycling is possible, but it requires more energy, water, chemical processing and specialized facilities. Solar panels can be labeled "clean," but only if you ignore the intensive mining, extreme heat, toxic chemistry, manufacturing waste, disposal, and also the short life cycle (of just 10 to 15 years).

Manufacturing solar panels requires extreme heat, up to 3,600F, to turn silicon dioxide into usable silicon. hen, for every megawatt of panels produced, inputs total around 1.4 tons of toxic chemicals and nearly 3,000 tons of water. Production can also release greenhouse gases thousands of times more potent than CO2 molecule-for-molecule. Silicon is wasted during wafer cutting, while other manufacturing stages involve hazardous compounds, including trichlorosilane and silicon tetrachloride. Then comes disposal. IRENA projects global solar panel waste will reach around 6 million tons every year by 2050, with cumulative waste approaching 78 million tons. Recycling is possible, but it requires more energy, water, chemical processing and specialized facilities. Solar panels can be labeled "clean," but only if you ignore the intensive mining, extreme heat, toxic chemistry, manufacturing waste, disposal, and also the short life cycle (of just 10 to 15 years).

Electroverse

31,886 views • 20 days ago

A solar panel's lifespan is just 15 to 20 years. After that, efficiency drops and it needs replacing. Each panel is built from glass, aluminum, silicone, silver, copper and polymers. While glass and aluminum can be recycled, the silicone, silver and polymers (the most mining/energy-intensive components) are rarely recovered due to the cost and difficulty involved. Because of this, the panels simply end up in landfills. By 2050, solar panel waste is estimated to hit 78 million tons, according to International Renewable Energy Agency. This is the dirty secret of clean energy: short lifespan, heavy mining and a growing toxic waste crisis.

A solar panel's lifespan is just 15 to 20 years. After that, efficiency drops and it needs replacing. Each panel is built from glass, aluminum, silicone, silver, copper and polymers. While glass and aluminum can be recycled, the silicone, silver and polymers (the most mining/energy-intensive components) are rarely recovered due to the cost and difficulty involved. Because of this, the panels simply end up in landfills. By 2050, solar panel waste is estimated to hit 78 million tons, according to International Renewable Energy Agency. This is the dirty secret of clean energy: short lifespan, heavy mining and a growing toxic waste crisis.

Electroverse

17,333 views • 1 month ago

A solar panel's lifespan is just 15 to 20 years. After that, efficiency drops and it needs replacing. Each panel is built from glass, aluminum, silicone, silver, copper and polymers. While glass and aluminum can be recycled, the silicone, silver and polymers (the most mining/energy-intensive components) are rarely recovered due to the cost and difficulty involved. Because of this, the panels simply end up in landfills. By 2050, solar panel waste is estimated to hit 78 million tons, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. This is the dirty secret of 'clean' energy: short lifespan, heavy mining, and a growing toxic waste crisis.

A solar panel's lifespan is just 15 to 20 years. After that, efficiency drops and it needs replacing. Each panel is built from glass, aluminum, silicone, silver, copper and polymers. While glass and aluminum can be recycled, the silicone, silver and polymers (the most mining/energy-intensive components) are rarely recovered due to the cost and difficulty involved. Because of this, the panels simply end up in landfills. By 2050, solar panel waste is estimated to hit 78 million tons, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. This is the dirty secret of 'clean' energy: short lifespan, heavy mining, and a growing toxic waste crisis.

Electroverse

58,030 views • 5 months ago

To replace global fossil fuel consumption with solar would take 274 billion panels. The energy to mine, manufacture and install those panels translates to 96 billion barrels of oil, 374 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 23 billion tons of coal. Then there's the fact that solar panels last only 15 to 20 years before needing replacing, meaning the cycle of mining, smelting and building repeats every generation. Even if 274 billion panels were built and installed, solar doesn't deliver 24-7 power. Massive backup systems, batteries, gas plants or other infrastructure would still be required, demanding billions more tons of material. You can't mine and manufacture your way out of the second law of thermodynamics. Solar is not a one-time build. It's an industrial treadmill: endless mining, endless rebuilding, endless waste -- all to chase an illusion of replacing the dense, affordable and reliable energy we already have.

To replace global fossil fuel consumption with solar would take 274 billion panels. The energy to mine, manufacture and install those panels translates to 96 billion barrels of oil, 374 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 23 billion tons of coal. Then there's the fact that solar panels last only 15 to 20 years before needing replacing, meaning the cycle of mining, smelting and building repeats every generation. Even if 274 billion panels were built and installed, solar doesn't deliver 24-7 power. Massive backup systems, batteries, gas plants or other infrastructure would still be required, demanding billions more tons of material. You can't mine and manufacture your way out of the second law of thermodynamics. Solar is not a one-time build. It's an industrial treadmill: endless mining, endless rebuilding, endless waste -- all to chase an illusion of replacing the dense, affordable and reliable energy we already have.

Electroverse

20,167 views • 1 month ago