The Global Race to Mine the Metal of the Future

“The quest for cobalt, which is essential for electric-car batteries, has fueled a cycle of exploitation, greed and gamesmanship.”  This 30-minute podcast from The Daily (Mar. 2022) explores the high-stakes competition to dominate the business of clean energy, in which the Democratic Republic of Congo is a major arena. The country is the source of more than two-thirds of the world’s cobalt, a key component of electric-car batteries