Environmental information access and management in the Lithium Triangle: is it transparent information?

Lithium is a key element in the new energy paradigm. In the Lithium Triangle countries, extractive pressure has increased considerably in the last decade. Lithium from salt flat mines could become a development driver for the region, but what is the real impact of the activity? Are all the cards on...

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Published in:Journal of energy & natural resources law 2022-07, Vol.40 (3), p.293-314
Main Authors: Clavijo, Araceli, Díaz Paz, Walter F, Lorca, Mauricio, Olivera Andrade, Manuel, Iribarnegaray, Martín A, Garcés, Ingrid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electromobility
Environmental governance
Environmental information
Environmental management
Environmental policy
Flats (landforms)
Governance
Inequality
Information dissemination
Information management
Lithium
lithium mining
Mining
regulatory instruments
Resource management
Salt
Salt flats
Sustainability
Transparency
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Summary:Lithium is a key element in the new energy paradigm. In the Lithium Triangle countries, extractive pressure has increased considerably in the last decade. Lithium from salt flat mines could become a development driver for the region, but what is the real impact of the activity? Are all the cards on the table? To explore these questions, this article analyses the transparency and availability of environmental information on lithium mining from the framework of environmental governance. It finds that the current forms of information dissemination show situations of inequality, invalidating a fair and equitable transition to electromobility.
ISSN:0264-6811
2376-4538
DOI:10.1080/02646811.2022.2058770