oh, it's just a question of whether the next crisis will come, but only when and how the media will deal with it. how can we stay focused on what is important? shaping tomorrow now, exploring opportunities for media professionals in times of crisis. the global media for june 2022. did your ticket now? ah, there's a new gold rush in the andes mountains. mining companies are trying to tap into huge reserves of lithium, known as white gold vision that the, as equally argentina wants to attract $5000000000.00 and investment,

not only for lithium mining, but also for electron mobility programs. i said, i'm really elected germany is moving ahead with this technology as well, and will need a lot of lithium to power. those electric cars have 1000 people yard, but the pursuit of white gold can also have serious political consequences. if you were gonna, lithium, brought down bolivians government to lead you only down, but can the lithium be extracted without damaging the local environment? some experts are skeptical and question the need for large scale mining projects. when f a media and as a family in europe really need to e car is in a 3 computer, a scope without us. how will the mining of lithium affect the local residence and what impact will it have on the region sensitive ecosystem?

we double with over warbler, it's not about a share of the profits keys to almost it's about our future. and the future of our children in the in this is the large salon day, uni, solid flat, near the crest of the andes. in southwestern bolivia beneath it's crossed my the world single largest deposit of lithium con can no one us is the mayor of the nearby community of rio grande. why le supports lithium mining? because he believes that it will generate profits for everyone. mrs. thomas, case,

all of the communities near the salt plaza and all of bolivia will benefit from the extraction of lithium here. get the liberal examiner should been if you ship about 2000 people live in rio grande. the local economy is doing well thanks to income from the extraction of sodium, borat, or borax. while us hopes that if lithium mining operations expand as planned, there will be even more money for the local residence. there are huge deposits under the crust of the soul plus a pilot plan for extracting the white gold has already been built. bolivian government wants to benefit from the increased demand for lithium. as more and more western countries develop electric vehicles. bolivian officials want to do more than simply export lithium. they also plan to

develop processing plants and battery production facilities, which will create lots of new jobs. by the philadelphia, centuries ago, bolivian silver was simply sent to europe. now we want to use this natural resource to improve our lives as the visa in 2018 able morales olivia's president at the time agreed to a joint venture with the german company, a c. i systems alderman ya, a, c, i a s promise to help a bolivian state company extract the lithium. it would also build a processing plant and a factory for making lithium batteries. it seems to be a win win situation for both sides. a c, i a s predicted a bright future development 1000 director, and we will create a 1000 jobs directly and 10000 indirect jobs. so that's before including those of the battery production for so,

so in. but even the german auto industry will need huge supplies of lithium as it makes the transition to battery powered vehicles. so will car makers in other western countries? and that's good news for bolivia, argentina, and g lake, which have huge reserves of white gulped. mayer wireless supports the agreement in principle, but only if it benefits the local residence. to. this is almost getting us broken modem of the rug. the people are entitled to a share of the profits embassy in because lithium extraction will have a huge impact on the people of rio grande kessler or many others. you run the allusion to the clinton i it was for a few months there, but there's more at stake here than just financial compensation. local leaders also demand that they have a say in the development of these projects. looking at him was, as it seemed,

our logistics cooperative can help in the extraction of lithium. what on what brochures there? and we have the equipment that will be needed for this project. transport, including trucks, 40 bent though the aggregate us he al, kill them. i cannot, but in 2019 president morales put the joint venture on hold. in the wake of public protests in rio grande doesn't civil trucks were purchased in anticipation of coming industrialization. laws almost as priscilla, we used these trucks to take the bay centers where ra lithium will be stored in bertha. but right now, they're just standing around my production booked to come in. there's hardly any opposition here to the joint venture. most local residents think the germans are the right partners for the project, including local politician tia doro ali, the opposition comes from other parts of bolivia, where a lot of people think it's

a bad idea. look at connected a should. well, as a reminder, the germans can still save the project as well, but a lot of people were upset about the terms of the agreement movement. i mean, one out of it is that i think the germans should take part in them in the deltona, but in other places, some citizens committees are a postal. and they've got people riled up this bad that are looking in 2019. there were widespread demonstrations against the proposed joint venture. wow. and in october, people took to the streets to protest alleged fraud in the recent general election . during this chaos neurologist canceled the agreement with germany

now since then, lithium mining in bolivia has been suspended. even those who live near the salt flats now have their doubts about the joint venture agreement. one of them is luis much aka a member of the citizens committee, performing the spell as it will against the germans, wanting to extract our lithium with a 70 year contract. and no am that is that notion, they wanted to be a good partner. what didn't have the financial resources and, or the technology ample that they hello here. in bolivia, lithium mining has become a serious political issue. it's still not clear whether a foreign company will be brought in to get the extraction project moving again. in any case, lithium lining consumers, huge amounts of water layer. while us is worried that the local wells may dry up dis, a boost killed that unless we need to find alternative ways to provide water for

lithium production. so if they just tap into our reservoir home, it will ruin our children's future home from it than that for doodle than mercy. the mayor says that environmental concerns like this are important as bolivia decides which foreign company will take part in the project. that will uni salt flats, holds the world's largest reserve of lithium, which will be used in the batteries of the new generation of electric vehicles. large deposits of lithium are also found in the neighboring countries of sheila and argentina. this is the so called lithium triangle, which is home to nearly 60 percent of the world's supply of white gold. much of the world's lithium is found in brine reservoirs that lie just below the

surface of the desert areas of the andes region. these include chiles at the comma desert. this area is considered the world dryer, asked with an average annual rainfall of just 15 millimeters. the salt flats are all that's left of sailing lakes that developed millions of years ago. surface water is scarce here, and it is vital for the survival of wild life like these flamingoes. with that she lay in company s q m has been mining lithium for 25 years at a facility on the auto commerce old flat s q m is the world's number 2, producer of lithium workers pump brine to the surface from a depth of 40 meters the bride then placed in basins where the liquid evaporates

over several months, leaving behind lithium slag. this process uses a lot of water pipelines run across the desert floor to supply the mining facility . when you're out of the water comes from wells that tap into the ground water. but a local resident. christy, until rocco is opposed to mining operations here because they're depleting the reservoirs. and if that one the letter, then they see that this mining operation has been set up on land for that belongs to the indigenous peoples. focus. not through it here. you got there, the damage. ok? and the company is using up our underground water supply or a whole 15. second though low enough to rocco says that some rivers in this region are running low, others have dried off altogether. he blames this situation on climate change

and on water intensive mining operations to welcome lives in the village of talk, a now located on the edge of the salt flat, about 700 people live here. christiane works as a surveyor and also farms. a small plot of land like his father and grandfather did . christian's father says that large scale, lithium mining is mostly responsible for the drop in the local water supply. which would again, as if we were girl. there were a lot of people have moved away because there's not enough water. it would double should i was, oh, what are you and i go if you don't have water, you can't grow crock usa. so a lot of people have left and we really of this situation has been confirmed by christina dora daughter, a biologist who has studied the environmental impact of mining operations at best

settlement. there are so many mahunis, a $1000000000.00 below that will satellite images taken over the last 20 years, indicate that the soil has lost moisture cycle, and so the ground temperature is rising. and there's been a decrease in the amount of vegetation. these changes are the direct result of the expansion of lithium mining, annex young the cell might, i believe, you know, this is a serious threat to the areas fragile ecosystem. it affects the micro organisms in the lagoons and the flamingos that consume them. i can't talk over in the low sonata. this is an example of what we call a local climate change it if he wasn't as more water and brian is pumped out of the ground, the water level in the lagoons drops yet i didn't minister this raises the water temperature which leads to evaporation. yes. las vegas up on the bottom line is that is accelerates the loss of water from the salt relax video. i believe we

weren't allowed to film at the eskew in mind because of coven restrictions, but company vice president, pablo altamira, says that the company has reduced water consumption in recent years and will continue to do so. in a sort of didn't want to seek dimmer. we monitor water extraction at more than $250.00 locations, hubble me in the, in the we also monitor the water level of the laguna laguna and we make all of the state of public. yes, a foot missouri. it was a bully, but christie and her uncle has doubts about the company's operations. if it were me, if all over you, there were the others in the ending so far me when i ask you am has not bothered to take the concerns of the local residents and seriously the faithful. and we are upset about that. there won't be a geeky, they take the lithium out of the ground, get and then sell it, and europe as a clean product in that l. e. o. u and openness hit the but as far as i'm concerned

in it, that's a lie less your there when m e or is a mate theda the boom in lithium production will likely create even more water shortages. and that's a serious cause for concern flatbed. so now i know callahan, people who live near the salt lake, have filed several lawsuits against the mining companies and claiming that they used more water than was allowed to take them. and she lee is the only country in the world where the water supply is owned. by private companies, if things continue like this, the salt lake will dry up in 10 to 20 years past the hour, the on, even in a select little c s q m says it does use environmentally friendly technology. so they, they will kick it. i said, i have with bruce either legally say i am, our company needs to expand to produce more lithium, but that production has to be sustainable. but i think that the concept of electron

mobility is based on sustainability boulevard. nope, of it. so we are committed to using production methods that are sustainable. vanessa when i say that i could, if somebody are sure, ah, a few kilometers away across the border in argentina, an increase in lithium mining could also create water shortages. ah, for years the local indigenous people have made their living by mining song, ah ah, most of those who make their living from tourism and mining salt, believe that lithium production poses a real threat. d. a felt like if i don't want them to start an elite, you can, it'll scare away all of the tours in northern it to the one of the leaders

of the local anti lithium protest is clemente flores, like many people in chile, he's concerned that the water supply may be running low. lemme, and most of the day for me and the key is how much water the companies will use. but if they say one thing on their website, but that's usually less than the amount that they actually you bought out in this lithium plant is owned by an australian japanese company. nearly 40 similar projects are in the planning stages. argentine as governments, as it will expand lithium production in the coming years, there will probably not be any controls. just like in chile lucas, he's the man that there's industry. we filed complaints and held demonstrations to try to slow the expansion. plus any of that,

i mean the government has already issued permits for several projects, but no one is giving us any specific style because i thought international agreement state that we have to be consulted in advance in ways that wasn't up for years. the indigenous people of who a province have been trying to stop the government from issuing lithium production licenses to for incorporation. but the authorities are planning projects with companies from japan, china and canada. supporters say environmental damage will be kept to a minimum any more in england down as it boils. numerous scientific studies have shown that lithium mining does not threaten the water supplies of small farmers. but the sooner the salt lake has its own water system in the when we pump brian, there, it does not affect the fresh water reservoirs of the farming communities eloquently about us. one idea argentina's government hopes that lithium production will help

boost the countries ailing economy. battery production facilities are already on the drawing board and argentina plans to build more electric vehicles for the domestic market visit them. but if it were convinced that expanding, lithium production will help us to successfully deal with the challenges of the future i or in china and europe. 20 percent of all vehicles are electric. meanwhile, argentina is way behind on an exit the theme w is already a player in argentina's lithium market. the company predicts that 50 percent of all the cars it builds in 2030 will be electric. so they'll need a lot of lithium and have invested millions in argentina. b m w says it will make sure that the lithium is mind responsibly. but i didn't. so sondra and kind that

isn't smithfield. i could see i was in the process that we used is not introduce any solvents or chemicals into the environment. we're doing that. indian. most of the brian that we extract is returned to its sourcing. that's enough to the also fossil for this reduces water consumption substantially compared to other was applied to my ends up since he pre, ah, production is planned to start in 2022, but local residents, and many scientists doubt whether lithium can be mined in such an environmentally friendly way waste unity. they've been cycling aladdin. a lot of engineers believe that a salt lake is like a swimming pool for however you simply pump out the brine filter out the lithium and then pump the liquid back to the source. but this ecosystem has a fragile biological and chemical balance, and mining can ruin it. can't be out of it unless we're so far flores and his neighbors have been fighting

a losing battle. a number of big companies will soon start mining lithium here. but the protests will continue. flores has 7 children and 7 grand children. over the next 50 years, they may decide to leave the country. many to lions already have. flores often discusses this problem with his mother. and brothers at the corner of the earth is like a mother to i said, the brother that we have to respect her and protector. and although you know that she gives us life and she also protects arts, less damage. ah, 4 generations of the florist family live under one roof. they raise mama's and we've textiles. from the wool flores complains that traditional life and the region is disappearing. many of the

local young people have gone off to work for the mining companies. and those jobs pay, well we return to bolivia. the government says it plans to produce 40 percent of the global demand for lithium by 2030. and that's a pretty ambitious goal. but to do that, they'll need foreign partners. the final decision will be up to the ministers in the bolivian capital, la pas economist, jani romero, helped to negotiate the original deal with german company ac i systems. so melissa olivia little about ali, manya parkway bolivia must regain investors trust their called after the government canceled the a c. i contract, i believe the anointed, but some companies have benefited from that situation. was company and now they

don't want the germans to get back to the game and up within the still he says it's olivia the competitors include chinese and u. s. corporations mm tesla founder, ellen musk is also said to be interested in tapping into below. he is less young reserves driving the government has not yet made a final decision. oh, after months of political chaos, bolivians elected a new president in october 2020. the lease ourself is a former economics minister and was the preferred canada of ex president. evil morales with bowls, i believe it was. our government will represent the interests of all bolivians, and we will restore unity in our country. our sal proved especially popular among indigenous voters. now he will have to

decide whether to negotiate a new lithium deal with a c i a s or find another international partner. leah, on the corner, we must do everything we can to use the latest technology and move forward quickly with lithium production. a process of the end of the previous contract with germany humor would not have brought us the rapid industrial progress that we seek. alanna, experts say a new deal will have to clearly define the roles of the participants and specify the distribution of royalties and profits. in chile, fundamental changes in the lithium production model are on the horizon. for example, producers could be ordered to do more to protect the environment

the broad based group of july and citizens is now drafting a new constitution. in the wake of massive protests that began in 2019 biologist christine a door to door was among those elected to draft the new constitution for the minnesota principality. i demand that the salt lakes be preserved over the long term. if we continue to pursue short term economic goals will destroy them even though i am the lithium boom may bring prosperity to the andes region. but at what price to be a good and we are going well, if we were to destroy our salt lake because of lithium production, and we'd certainly live to regret it. you open up, but still many feel left out miss. if i don't need lithium, i want to go on living like how do you know though it what effect will the push

towards electron mobility have on south america? prices come under my name, don't they? like there in germany? electro mobility represents the development of clean vehicle technology and an end to the use of fossil fuel cell, forcing seen in bio. but this transition cannot be made at the expense of fragile ecosystem. it goes like our salt, a letter, and a let me figure sort. ah ah ah, with

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