The Whole Truth: Are Electric Cars Made With Unethical Materials?

15 Mar 2023 | Abstracted from Stuff

"Three-quarters of all cobalt and about 8% of copper originates from the Democratic Republic of Congo...Left without a livelihood, families in mineral-rich areas dug their own tunnels and established DIY mines...mining 'is one of the very few livelihood opportunities that is accessible to people who lack education".

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