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Romantic utopian futures. Minerals.Romantic utopian futures
Sail freight. Wood stoves. Bicycles. Amateur radio. Hot air balloons.
Minerals
de Ridder, Geopolitics of Mineral Resources
The ecological footprint of digital resources
Olivia Lazard: Ted Talk and Twitter
IEA report, The Role of Critical Metals in Clean Energy Transitions, 2021
Mining-technology article, Cholteeva, 2021
Is there enough metal to replace oil? Countercurrents 2022 -- references Michaux study above
Important talk by Michaux: Simon Michaux talk seminar
- Key point in talk: IAE plan & implementation
- 'Four weeks buffer' / elephant in the room -- 600 TWh
- Key graph: economic growth and resource supply
Simon Michaux -- minerals are the new oil
Simon Michaux on The Great Simplification: video; audio only
- point about 'The Arcadians': https://youtu.be/4R2Iie1Ju1k?t=1515
Simon Michaux -- Answers to Hot TOpics
- very useful map: ![](/img/power_map.png