3 Questions: Can we secure a sustainable supply of nickel?

MIT researchers Elsa Olivetti, Basuhi Ravi, and Karan Bhuwalka have published a study in Joule examining the supply chain and environmental impacts of nickel mining for clean energy technologies. The study highlights Indonesia’s dominant role in global nickel production and discusses the environmental and social challenges of nickel extraction, including deforestation, community displacement, and high carbon emissions from processing.