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SUBMITTER: Sonter LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7463236 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sonter Laura J LJ Dade Marie C MC Watson James E M JEM Valenta Rick K RK Valenta Rick K RK
Nature communications 20200901 1
Renewable energy production is necessary to halt climate change and reverse associated biodiversity losses. However, generating the required technologies and infrastructure will drive an increase in the production of many metals, creating new mining threats for biodiversity. Here, we map mining areas and assess their spatial coincidence with biodiversity conservation sites and priorities. Mining potentially influences 50 million km<sup>2</sup> of Earth's land surface, with 8% coinciding with Pro ...[more]