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The nickel used in EV batteries comes with a heavy cost.
Rest of World has an excellent feature on the impact giant Chinese nickel operations have had in Indonesia, where the locals have seen a surge in respiratory infections and their villages overrun by conveyor belts for the coal power plants that run the mines.
As we got closer to Lelilef, gigantic trees that loomed dramatically over the road slowly turned brown and dusty, until eventually, the land opened up and became cracked, reddish soil under the burning sun. The land was littered with dead mangroves, and every surface was covered in dust.
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