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Copper boom for electric cars threatens Andean vicuña habitat
Original: Save # vicuña from # electric # cars https:// news.mongabay.com/2026/09/copp er-boom-fueling-energy-transition-puts-eart
A Mongabay report warns that surging copper demand driven by the energy transition and electric vehicle production is putting Earth's wildlands at risk, including habitats of the vicuña in the Andes. Conservationists are highlighting the tension between clean-energy mining expansion and biodiversity protection, urging that wildlife and ecosystems not be sacrificed to electrification.
Why now: Growing concern that mining for EV minerals is damaging biodiversity, particularly in the Andes.
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- Save # vicuña from # electric # cars https:// news.mongabay.com/2026/09/copp er-boom-fueling-energy-transition-puts-earths-wildlands-at-risk/ # climate # biodiversity # wildlife # andes # environment # mining · nikolas@journa.host · 6
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