Dr. Simon Michaux, Associate Professor at Geometallurgy at Geological Survey of Finland, uncovers the truth about the vast mining requirements behind any proposed transition to a "clean" energy future.
Watch the Decouple Studios episode on Dr. Michaux's work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19-gqgugKOc
Read academic works by Dr. Michaux: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simon-Michaux-2
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0:00 - Intro
4:29 - What did you want to be when you grew up?
10:16 - Dr. Michaux's report
19:00 - What's driving the belief that all energy is the same?
23:54 - The buffer required for intermediate power for wind and solar.
28:35 - What are the implications for innovation at the moment?
31:58 - How many wind turbines do we needs to build to replace the existing system as it is now?
36:15 - What happens when we don’t recycle all elements.
46:36 - What’s going on with wind and solar energy?
1:07:26 - How much power are you talking about for a large mine like this?
1:11:25 - Diesels are replaceable, electric motors are not.
1:21:21 - The example of Cuba and the special period.
1:25:04 - Is the current energy crisis the beginning of the end of the world?
1:31:59 - Ending Notes