See the Rare Earth Metals Page for closely related issues.

Simon Michaux

Renewables are unsustainable - we don’t have enough minerals, youtube search,

**https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Simon+Michaux**

Sustainable Minerals Institute, various lectures on youtube.

**https://www.youtube.com/@smiuq**

**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwmygkdoGgc**

Mining our way to Net Zero

**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwULaEaTAaU**

Michaux’s report, from The Geological Survey of Finland, abbreviated as GTK (from the Finnish “Geologian tutkimuskeskus”), is Finland’s national geological research institution. Established in 1885, GTK operates under the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. Its primary mission is to produce impartial and objective research data and services that support decision-making in industry, academia, and wider society, with the goal of accelerating the transition to a sustainable, carbon-neutral world.

https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/1. Simon Michaus-Challenges and Bottlenecks for the Green Transition.pdf

Arguments against Simon Michaux’s assertions

**https://skepticalscience.com/do-we-have-sufficient-mineral-resources-for-solar-development.htm**

**https://ageoftransformation.org/debating-the-transitions-will-materials-undo-clean-energy/**

Excellent Discussion between Michaux & Nafeez Ahmed, creator of Age of Transformation.

**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Ga3UNp3vE**