Jannata "Egi" Giwangkara is the Indonesia program impact manager at Monash University's Climateworks Centre.
The metal may be the starting point, but should not be the destination.

Hot slag flows into a dumping site at an Indonesian nickel processing plant in 2023. The nation is tapping its deposits of the metal as part of its drive to become a global battery hot spot. © Reuters
Jannata "Egi" Giwangkara is the Indonesia program impact manager at Monash University's Climateworks Centre.