Kara was interviewed about the book on NPR’s “Fresh Air” on February 1, and on Australia’s ABC Radio National on February 8. In the book- Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives-Kara documents brutal mining practices, militia-controlled mining areas, child labor, and mining-related deaths in the D.R.C., where about 75% of the world’s supply of cobalt is mined. Since child and slave labor have been repeatedly reported in cobalt mining, primarily in the artisanal mines of DR Congo, technology companies seeking an ethical supply chain have faced shortages of this raw material and. Chan School of Public Health’s Siddharth Kara.Ī new book by Kara, a visiting scientist at Harvard Chan School and an author, researcher, screenwriter, and activist on modern slavery, exposes the harms that result from the mining of cobalt, an essential component of the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that power smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles. Roughly a three-hour drive south of Perth, Western Australia, off the South Western Highway and behind the historic mining town of Greenbushes, the land beyond the town's primary school falls. Lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2) is widely used in lithium-ion battery cathodes. Despite the promise of massive demand growth, mining and processing companies may. Posted Wed at 5:57pm, updated Mon at 5:44am A family scavenge for cobalt scraps on the edge of a big mine near Kolwezi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Febru– Cobalt mining is taking a huge toll on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.), according to Harvard T.H. Copper, Cobalt, Nickel, Lithium, REEs, Chromium, Zinc, PGMs, Aluminium.
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