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The rare metals war

Big Ideas

English - June 09, 2021 10:05 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
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There is a dark side to clean energy and digital technologies Solar panels, wind turbines, mobile phones, and electric cars all depend on rare metals, But there are big problems with how these metals are mined, processed and traded. And there are profound economic and geopolitical impacts resulting from China’s dominance of the rare metals industry.