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332 | How the Congo's Cobalt Fuels Electric Vehicles, Batteries, and Modern-Day Slavery with Siddharth Kara
FromThe Realignment
332 | How the Congo's Cobalt Fuels Electric Vehicles, Batteries, and Modern-Day Slavery with Siddharth Kara
FromThe Realignment
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62 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2023
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Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/JOIN MARSHALL & SAAGAR AT OUR LIVE CONFERENCE IN DC ON 1/25/2023: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/realignment-live-tickets-443348436107?aff=erelexpmltPURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comSiddharth Kara, author of Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives, joins The Realignment to discuss the role cobalt plays in lithium batteries that power everything from laptops, phones, and electric vehicles, how the concentration of the world's vital cobalt supply in the Congo leads to the exploitation of workers, and offers a road map for how corporations can clean up their global supply chains.
Released:
Jan 20, 2023
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Podcast episode
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