Feeding the Beast Part I Infrastructure Water and Minerals
Channel: Green European Foundation
Date: 2022-12-13

The immateriality of the virtual is a myth. Digitalisation is not synonymous with dematerialisation. It is sustained by two things: an immense physical infrastructure that needs mineral, water and energy resources as well as a workforce; and complex supply chains that leave waste and emissions in their wake.

In this session artist and lecturer Vladan Joler will reflect on the virtuality of the cloud; researcher Alicia Valero will provide her insight into the world of mineral resources and their limits; and expert Lorraine de Montenay will demonstrate the environmental impacts of ICT in the EU. Lastly, Argentinian researcher Melisa Argento will take us on tour of the Lithium Triangle to show us the impacts of lithium mining in this area.

This video is published by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundación Transición Verde and La Casa Encendida, and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this video.