Because we can’t consume the earth to save it
Lithium came into existence minutes after the Big Bang. Stars still produce lithium. How it accumulates on earth, given that it’s an unstable element always bound to another element, is not known. Mined for almost a century, lithium has been central to the promise of reducing fossil fuel consumption. For 70 years, two future techs, nuclear fusion and batteries, and promises of endless, cheap and clean energy have shaped its laws and policies.
