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Minerals and the clean-energy transition: the basics

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David Roberts
Jan 21, 2022
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Minerals and the clean-energy transition: the basics

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The clean-energy transition will require huge amounts of key minerals like lithium and cobalt, used to make cleantech like batteries & wind turbines. They are often mined under socially & environmentally dubious conditions. Is it a new resource curse?

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