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Cobalt is Critical to the Renewable Energy Transition. How Can We Minimize its Social And Environmental Cost?

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 05:48 AM PDT

This article was originally published on Ensia.Its name conjures an image of vivid deep blues. But when cobalt is dug out of the ground in ore form, there's barely a hint of the rich hue it lends its name to. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which produces more than half of the world's supply, […] Related posts: Green Conflict Minerals: Investigating Renewable Energy Supply Chains in Fragile States Without the Enforcement of Environmental Laws, Petroleum Infrastructure Projects...

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