The Rare Metals War
the dark side of clean energy and digital technologies
Seiten
2023
Scribe Publications (Verlag)
978-1-914484-96-4 (ISBN)
Scribe Publications (Verlag)
978-1-914484-96-4 (ISBN)
A celebrated international bestseller that exposes the ticking time-bomb underneath our new technological order.
The resources race is on. Powering our digital lives and green technologies are some of the Earth’s most precious metals — but they are running out. And what will happen when they do? The green-tech revolution will reduce our reliance on nuclear power, coal, and oil, but by breaking free of fossil fuels, we are setting ourselves up for a new dependence — on rare metals like cobalt, gold, and palladium. These are essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels, as well as our smartphones, computers, tablets, and other technologies. But we know very little about how rare metals are mined and traded, or their environmental, economic, and geopolitical costs — until now.
The resources race is on. Powering our digital lives and green technologies are some of the Earth’s most precious metals — but they are running out. And what will happen when they do? The green-tech revolution will reduce our reliance on nuclear power, coal, and oil, but by breaking free of fossil fuels, we are setting ourselves up for a new dependence — on rare metals like cobalt, gold, and palladium. These are essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels, as well as our smartphones, computers, tablets, and other technologies. But we know very little about how rare metals are mined and traded, or their environmental, economic, and geopolitical costs — until now.
Guillaume Pitron, born in 1980, is a French award-winning journalist and documentary-maker for France’s leading television channels. His work focuses on commodities and on the economic, political, and environmental issues associated with their use. The Rare Metals War, his first book, sold 80,000 copies in France and has been translated into ten languages. Guillaume Pitron holds a master’s degree in international law from the University of Georgetown (Washington, DC), and is a TEDx speaker. More information at www.en-guillaumepitron.com. Bianca Jacobsohn is a South African and French translator and conference interpreter who specialises in energy, finance, strategic metals, and diplomacy. More information at www.biancajacobsohn.com.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.01.2023 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Bianca Jacobsohn |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Original-Titel | La guerre des métaux rares: la face cachée de la transition énergétique et numérique |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung |
| Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-914484-96-7 / 1914484967 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-914484-96-4 / 9781914484964 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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