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As the world transitions to green energy and electric vehicles, demand for metals like lithium, copper and nickel is on the rise. Mining for these metals in the past has resulted in environmental degradation and in many cases human rights abuses. Can we do better in the future?
Guest: Christopher Pollon, Award winning journalist and author of Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places (University of Queensland Press)
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