Jakarta, Sept. 4 -- There is a mining product on your wrist: a watch. Another is always in your hand: a smartphone. A third rests on your nose to help you see: glasses.

From dawn to dusk, mining products are woven into everyday life - constant reminders of what is extracted from deep within the Earth.

"We live in a paradox," said Jalal, co-founder of A+ CSR Indonesia, during a recent journalism class.

While global efforts toward energy transition - such as solar power, battery storage systems, and electric vehicles - are praised as climate solutions, they are heavily dependent on mining, especially for minerals like nickel.

But mining, particularly in Indonesia, often faces sharp criticism for its environmental toll: water pollution, ...