In April, Spotlight released a documentary about the dirty truth behind so-called “clean, green” electric vehicles (”EVs”) and how China is getting away with causing a toxic environmental catastrophe.
Reporter Liam Bartlett was smuggled into Indonesia’s Morowali Industrial Park, the world’s largest nickel processing facility, producing 50% of global nickel supply.
“Having returned from witnessing what must rank as one of the world’s worst industrial landscapes, all in the name of the ‘green EV revolution’, I can safely say that anyone who genuinely cares for the future of the planet would be horrified by the damage that is being done by our northern neighbour, Indonesia, with the financial backing of China,” he said.
He went on to describe how the EV sector’s reliance on fossil-fuel fired power stations and nickel from Indonesia, produced with lax environmental and labour standards, undermines its “green” reputation.
Indonesia’s nickel mining complexes, backed by China’s Belt and Road initiative, have devastating environmental and health impacts, including air and water pollution, respiratory illnesses and fatalities among labourers, he said.
The Australian government’s inaction and subsidies for Chinese EV makers, despite the loss of 7,000 jobs in Australia’s nickel industry, highlight a lack of leadership and hypocrisy in promoting a “green” future....<<<Read More>>>...
