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‘White gold’: Lithium is key to EVs but at what cost to locals?

Native groups in South America sit on $1 trillion of lithium but at what cost to their water, culture and livelihoods? ADVERTISEMENT The ‘lithium triangle’ – spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia – is home to the...

Mining metals essential for EVs ‘wrecking lives’ in DR Congo

Published on 14/09/2023 – 16:54 GMT+2•Updated 19/09/2023 – 15:09 GMT+2 The report from Amnesty International and the DRC-based Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights details how the search for the minerals has forcibly uprooted people...

Norway's huge mineral discovery could power green tech for 50 years

Published on 10/07/2023 – 15:38 GMT+2•Updated 14/08/2023 – 18:05 GMT+2 The discovery of valuable ore in Scandinavia looks to relieve shortages of phosphorus for decades to come. ADVERTISEMENT Huge phosphate deposits discovered in southwestern Norway could...

Electric vehicles need nickel but what is the human cost of mining it?

Forests have been cleared and oceans have turned red in the pursuit of nickel. ADVERTISEMENT “I want to send my child to college but now where can I get the money from?” Royani is not alone...

The US is mining more lithium. What does that mean for the planet?

The US currently has only one operational lithium mine. That could soon change, with multiple new projects in development across the country. ADVERTISEMENT The race is on to produce more lithium in the United States. Rare...

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‘White gold’: Lithium is key to EVs but at what cost to locals?

Mining metals essential for EVs ‘wrecking lives’ in DR Congo

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Electric vehicles need nickel but what is the human cost of mining it?

The US is mining more lithium. What does that mean for the planet?

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‘White gold’: Lithium is key to EVs but at what cost to locals?

Mining metals essential for EVs ‘wrecking lives’ in DR Congo

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The US is mining more lithium. What does that mean for the planet?

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