Apple sources two thirds of their cobalt, used in rechargeable batteries and circuits, from the Democratic Republic of Congo. These mines are known to use child labour and around 2019, Apple was sued along with four other companies for the deaths of six children. There is a wide range of e...
Electric vehicles require about three times more copper than internal combustion equivalents – plus lithium, cobalt and other metals for their batteries. Wind turbines need some200 times moresteel, copper, plastics, rare earths, concrete and other materials per megawatt than combined-cycle gas turbine...