Mining lithium for EV batteries puts the tradeoff of green transport and local environmental damage in high relief. We talk to an expert who has studied the question. Her advice is to look at the current moment as a 'critical juncture' that will define our path into the decarbonized future, but also to try to imagine a middle ground where we have a green society that does not destroy local habitats.
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