"The Company engaged a consultant to provide an estimate of the carbon footprint and water impact for Thacker Pass and Cauchari-Olarez."

This is a good move - LAC needs objective 3rd party evidence to counter mis-information, particularly from the DLE proponents.  It will be interesting to see how they calculate the carbon footprint of the sulfur, which is a by-product of oil and gas refining. 

https://www.lithiumamericas.com/_resources/news/nr_20210805.pdf