Downstream: The Truth About Smartphones’ Dirty Supply Chain w/ Nicholas Niarchos

from Novara Media Podcasts · host Chal Ravens

The 21st century runs on batteries: from phones and laptops to electric vehicles, drones and clean energy. Embedded in these batteries are rare earth minerals, drawn from a brutal supply chain that begins in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The race to electrify the global energy system is underway, but most people know almost nothing […]

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