CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER
The world is turning to green technology to reduce our impact on the environment. It is a global movement moving at different speeds in different jurisdictions.
What is rarely discussed are the elements that are required to build green technology. Where will these elements come from?
They will come from the same place we currently mine. We will still need to extract elements from Mother Earth. The difference will be in the us, not in the source.
Precious metals play a vital role in computing technologies and particularly in cleaning the emissions that come out the tailpipe of gas and diesel vehicles. Platinum and palladium, for example, are rare and precious metals needed for the production of catalytic converters.
Research is underway to determine if palladium can not only speed up the rate of battery charging but also extend the life of the charge.
With more than one billion cars on the road in the world, we sat down with a platinum and palladium miner Mike Jones for a Conversation That Matters about the role of metals in the green economy. Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue presents Conversations That Matter. Join veteran Broadcaster Stuart McNish each week for an important and engaging Conversation about the issues shaping our future. Please become a Patreon subscriber and support the production of this program, with a $1 pledge at https://goo.gl/ypXyDs