Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
Description
An investigative exposé of the human and environmental costs behind the cobalt that powers smartphones, electric vehicles, and other modern technologies. Drawing on extensive field reporting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the book brings readers into the lives of miners and communities confronting dangerous working conditions, exploitation, poverty, and pollution. It traces the global supply chain from informal mining sites to the world’s largest technology and automotive companies, asking difficult questions about convenience, corporate responsibility, and the energy transition. Urgent and deeply reported, this work challenges readers to reconsider what lies behind the clean technologies shaping the future.
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paperback
St. Martin's Press
Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9781250284303
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Details
First Published
2023
Language
eng
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