“Lithium is basic for decarbonization. Europe has so few resources of its own, and the [Covid-19] pandemic has shown this. With Portugal having lithium, we have to exploit it,” said Joel Pedro Matos Fernandes, with whom he spoke. . journalists in Porto on the sidelines of a convention on the demanding strategic situations of weather action.
The environment minister said that “there are other people who have pledged not to exploit lithium at all prices in Portugal,” making sure that Portugal will not operate frantically without rules.
“We don’t have the prospect of exploiting lithium at all prices in Portugal, but we have to. Once lithium has taken on such a strategic dimension, the state stopped licensing and we seek to design a festival for various sites. “where there is a wonderful perspective for lithium exploration, ” he said.
This study, he said, is ready through the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC).
“There are several sites, we feel we want to make a strategic assessment. We are in a hurry to explore lithium, but everything will be done according to the characteristics of the territories and taking into account environmental values,” he emphasized.
Jornal de Notacias reports that it will conduct a strategic environmental assessment before opening a tender for mining and lithium exploration in Portugal.
Matos Fernandes also said that the cameras will have 50% of the “royalties”, that is, the monetary reimbursement that the personal sector will pay to the state.
The Minister of Environment and Meteorological Action, in reaction to the challenge of exploring this mineral related to batteries of vehicles and electrical equipment, and calling for “trust” in the government, said that he had not granted a single exploration authorization, explaining that those that existed were granted “old” licenses.
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