How the fight for climate change relies on mining

Author and Reuters senior correspondent Ernest Scheyder joins ABC News Live to discuss how green energy devices are made from materials sourced from mining.

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[teamginger]

Mining is fine but crude oil is the cleanest energy we have, very affordable and incredibly useful by products in the process! Compare that to solar or wind, where it doesn't return the energy consumed to make it.

[luisemoralesfalcon]

The lithium that is required for the phone and renewable energy batteries comes from mining. By reducing our mining capacity in the US, we are left to depend on outside resources.

Has anyone wondered why so many people in South America without a cry from their governments? Has anyone seen where the biggest mining nodes are located?

[AverageJoe]

Haha climate week in NYC . I bet they all FLEW in for the event . What a joke

[krobbins]

We can also acquire materials from salt water extractions and other materials are being developed as well. The U.S has a large supply in Arkansas with existing industries in place. Large supplies in South America as well. I hope this doesn't turn into a smash and grab industry without and thought to the environment and people living in these areas.

[-hyt]

So even after Hiring A Acting Coach From Disney Harris Still Over Acted on Oprah, Everyone Could see The Shock On Oprah's Face during the whole Event, I Can't Vote For A Want To Be Actress To Run America

[walterlutz]

Batteries are big money, and a stupid solution. There are other storage solutions, not as efficient, but cleaner. I make a surplus everyday on my off grid system, so who cares. This is just the next cash cow, they are not serious about our planet health.

[danjohnston]

Extract The Lithium From The Marcellus Gas Fields In Penn.

[posthocprior]

I assume the title is meant to be “How the fight against climate change…” — not “for”.

[savageusa]

The output for all green energy solutions are way less than than the input to create said energies. Rendering this push as pointless, wasteful, and not solving the problem.

[js]

and how you have none of it left, so you better behave

[briangutierrez]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 stop talking and stop caring did you guys really don't instead of having double-a or Triple-A batteries just mandate that they're not going to be those batteries no more it has to be rechargeable but you can't be has to be competition out there it's all about the money