Yes and we could be pulling it from sea water ( more energy intensive than mining ) but it could be worked in with desalination for coastal cities...
But that would make too much sense
We will just let China use the horribly polluting processes because we ( our leaders ) are dumb.
Well, how an we stop China from polluting? We can’t control them.
Most lithium is produced by solar evaporation of brine from salt flats in South America, the USA, and China. The process is about as benign as letting water evaporate from a pool in your back yard.
Of course the pools are much larger, and located in very remote areas.
