2023-05-21 17:27:00
What happened?
The former president, Michelle Bachelet, defended the National Lithium Strategy presented by the President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric, pointing to the importance of the mineral for the country.
What did he say?
In an opinion column published in the Spanish media The countryBachelet affirmed that “the National Lithium Strategy, recently presented, It is part of a conversation that is developing over a decade ago.”
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“The development of the industry will be led by the State and involve the private sector in the entire production processensuring high socio-environmental standards, transparency, and free competition,” he added.
In addition, it clarified that “despite the questions that were raised due to the participation of the State in the operations, the interest of the companies who believe in public-private partnerships is higher”.
“We have lithium for everyone, we have more than 60 salt flats and saline lagoons. We can protect and exploit, we can work together with private parties that have knowledge of the market and have the technology (…) because the Strategy presented by President Gabriel Boric understands that the extractivism is not a sustainable project in the long run.”
The former UN commissioner stressed that “we must act urgently, because the high demand in the world, the high prices and our reserves allow us to be optimistic, but we cannot trust ourselves, because the mineral is not exclusive to our territory“.
“Taking advantage of this resource responsibly and equitably can be the starting point for forging a future in which the progress and sustainability go hand in hand“, closed the former president.
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