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Blood Batteries: How Our Phones, Computers, & Cars are Driving Congo's Conflicts

Blood Batteries: How Our Phones, Computers, & Cars are Driving Congo's Conflicts

One Decision vor 3 Jahren

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One Decision is a podcast that speaks with those whose choices had an international impact.

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As the world rushes to meet its targets for a green-powered
revolution, the demand for materials like cobalt are set to double
by the year 2050 due to its critical role in the manufacturing of
lithium ion batteries, and the rising demand for electric vehicles.
Author and activist Siddharth Kara sits down with One Decision's
Julia Macfarlane to discuss his new book, "Cobalt Red: How the
Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives'' which details his undercover
investigation of what is happening in the Democratic Republic of
Congo—home to the world’s largest sources of cobalt. Although
cobalt is blue, Kara argues that the exploitation and violence
against the people and children who extract it from the ground for
us, and the damage done to their homeland, means that its price is
paid for in blood. Plus, analysis from former MI6 Chief Sir Richard
Dearlove on the scale of the suffering and if the Congo had a
stronger identity, how it would be able to determine more of its
own fate. International Intrigue is a