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Wake up, but for what?

"To have, or not to have- that is the question", like Hamlet faced the dilemma on minerals. Geological survey of Finland (GTK) and their Associate Research Professor Simon Michaux faced too, and answered: “World doesn’t have enough mineral reserves for the energy transition”. What's that all about?   Shakespeare aside, in more specific terms GTK describe in their study  that: "It is clear that there are not enough minerals in the currently reported global reserves to build just one generation of batteries for all EV’s and stationary power storage." Seems worth checking out. The report has acquired some high praises in Finnish media and social media. It has been said that: “every decision maker and citizen should read it through”. Publicity in Finnish social media. Internationally it has also got quite a lot likeminded attention from the energy transition and renewable energy skeptics alike . Publicity in international context. Simon himself has been in the Finn