Question Q.5 (continuation)GS3GS2
What are Rare Earth Elements (REEs)? Discuss the multi-dimensional implications of uneven distribution of REEs in the world.
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3Ecological issues - mining releases toxins like thorium, pollutes the mining region. (4) Market diversity - 60% REE sources from China creates hegemony. (5) Uses in new technologies - AI, semiconductors. Renewable energy - gives advantages of development to resource rich lands (2) China - leads semiconductors. (6) Unfair benefits - Mining states bear ecological burden, poorer states benefit by clean technologies. (9) Marine ecosystem - threatened REE at seabed minerals.
Way Ahead - redistributive justice, responsible mining, social and ecological impact assessment.
Zimmermann's idea of resources are not there; they become should guide REE extraction
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GS3GS2
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Effect of Policies of Developed/Developing Countries and Indian Diaspora
Rare Earth Elements and Multi-dimensional Implications
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