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Environmental degradation and water and air pollution have been devouring Bangka since the tin mining rush started in the early 2000s, when mobile phones became widespread and demand for solder ...
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An employee drives an electric dump truck at PT Vale Indonesia's mine in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. As demand for materials needed for batteries, solar panels and other components vital for cutting global emissions rises, carbon emissions by miners and refiners will likewise rise unless companies …
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The report emphasizes the risks of Indonesia's ambition to be a key player in the global EV battery market, highlighting issues of safety, land rights and environmental degradation. Concerns include fatal accidents, deforestation, water pollution, and inadequate compensation for land taken from local residents. Key quote:
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And according to the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), the country's largest green group, these so-called captive coal plants are polluting the air, water and community lands.
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Deaths of 12 women last month are the latest in a series of fatal accidents in country's illicit mines. Indonesia's illegal gold mines are an alluring prospect for many people in poorer areas ...
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Image courtesy of Tempo. Indonesia, 2022. The Indonesian island of Sulawesi has seen almost 550,000 hectares (roughly 3.5 times the size of London) of rainforest destroyed since 2011 in its Central and Southeast provinces. Large swaths of nickel mining concessions were carved out of the provinces using forged documents, …
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A mining and production project on Sulawesi co-owned by local Indonesian company Bintang Delapan Group and its joint venture partner China's Tsingshan, shows nearly 2,738h of canopy loss since ...
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A coal mine site being cleared with dynamite to access the vein of coal in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Image by Cassidy K. / ILO via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Burning more coal to catch up
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The industry is now seen as a cornerstone of Indonesia's economic growth. The mining sector contributed 9.2 percent to GDP in 2022, ... loss of biodiversity and soil, and also water pollution.
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In Indonesia, environmental groups ... some communities worry pollution will worsen. Since 1950, more than 74 million hectares (285,715 square miles) of Indonesian rainforest — an area twice the size of Germany — have been logged, burned or degraded for development of palm oil, paper and rubber plantations, mining and …
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According to data from the Indonesian government, about 50 nickel mining companies currently operate in North Konawe Regency, across the water from Labengki Island. Image caption, Tawing with his ...
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The proliferation of abandoned mining pits throughout Indonesia has led to the deaths of 168 people, mostly children, from 2014-2020, according to a new report.
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JAKARTA — A massive nickel mining and processing project on the Indonesian island of Halmahera has cleared thousands of hectares of forest, forcefully displaced local people, and polluted the rivers and sea, devastating the lives of many …
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A report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air explains that China may be using a loophole to develop two nickel and steel processing plants powered by coal plants in Indonesia. The ...
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Controversies haunt Indonesia's ambition for nickel processing. It's time Indonesia move away from supplying electric vehicle battery material narrative and focus on sustainability.
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Indonesia's nickel reserves are set to play a big part in the electric vehicle revolution. CNA looks at local concerns over mining and how adherence to environmental regulations is key.
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Indonesia emits an average of 58.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide for every tonne of nickel produced, 10 tonnes more than other nickel producers, Nizhar points out. …
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Nickel mining and smelting operations are threatening local residents' right to safe, clean drinking water, as industrial activities and deforestation are polluting the …
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Local communities in Indonesia face numerous challenges, including cheap labor exploitation, land grabbing, and widespread environmental destruction. For …
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The London-based climate and energy think tank, estimated that based on its studies, Indonesia's coal mine methane (CMM) pollution is up to eight times higher than official figures.
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Mining activity at a nickel industrial park linked to mainly Chinese companies has contributed to mass deforestation in Indonesia, a non-governmental group said in a report.
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Indonesia will improve monitoring of environmental standards for nickel mining, amid concerns over production of the metal which is increasingly used in electric vehicle batteries, the country's ...
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Questions to Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Coordinating Ministry of Maritime and Investment Affairs and Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources went unanswered. Nickel-making doesn't have to be dirty. Using clean energy rather than coal goes a long way toward cleaning the air near nickel complexes.
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Chinese companies invested heavily in Indonesia's mining sector and built more coal power plants there than in any other country. 14 ... the air began to reek and I tasted metal in my mouth.
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Indonesia's nickel deposits are found in so-called ultramafic forests, biodiverse because the high metallic content makes them difficult to farm.
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In addition, communities near and downstream from nickel mining and smelting operations may be at increased risk of asthma, nasal congestion, and skin tumors due to ambient air pollution and toxic dust fall. 154 Tracy Glynn, "Community-Based Research on the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of a Laterite Nickel Mine …
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EAST LUWU, Indonesia — Environmental journalists investigating the impact of nickel mining on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have won a freedom-of-information ruling against local authorities ...
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(Jakarta, January 17, 2024) — A massive, multi-billion-dollar nickel industrial complex in North Maluku and nearby nickel mining is violating the rights of local communities, including Indigenous Peoples, causing significant deforestation, air and water pollution, and emitting massive amounts of greenhouse gases from captive coal plants, Climate …
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A young washes her hair with the contaminated runoff from a nearby gold mining operations. Doctors identified 177 cases of suspected mercury poisoning on the islands of Java, Lombok and Sulawesi, says Yuyun Ismawati, a co-founder of the Indonesian environmental NGO, BaliFokus.
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The 72-year-old former military man, who first rose to prominence under the country's late-20th-century dictator President Suharto, was elected by a wide margin in February and will take office in October. He has promised to double GDP growth through expanded mining and industrial development. Indonesia is already in the midst of a …
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