SOROWAKO (Indonesia), March 30 — Indonesia will improve monitoring of environmental standards for nickel mining, amid concerns over production of the metal which is increasingly...
SOROWAKO , March 30 — Indonesia will improve monitoring of environmental standards for nickel mining, amid concerns over production of the metal which is increasingly used in electric vehicle batteries, the country’s President Joko Widodo told Reuters today.
However, environmental groups have said Indonesia’s nickel production has polluted key production sites in Sulawesi and Maluku islands, even turning waters in some coastal areas red. The development of the electric vehicle sector in Indonesia is a personal mission for Jokowi, who has been trying to convince Tesla CEO Elon Musk to manufacture EVs or batteries in the sprawling Southeast Asian archipelago.
“Sustainability is measured in two aspects: how long your reserves last, that’s important, and operations of the mines. ESG cannot be bargained for if we want to continue to go forward,” he said. He said existing facilities using coal power would also be given deadlines to change their energy sources into renewables.
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