Activists slam coal pollution from Indonesia’s production of ‘clean’ batteries

Mongabay
Aug 23, 2023, 11:32 am115 pts
JAKARTA — As Indonesia positions itself to become a key global hub for electric vehicle batteries, it’s also putting people and the environment at harm through the coal-fired plants powering its nickel smelters, activists say. These coal plants aren’t connected to the national grid. Instead, they…

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