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A power struggle over cobalt rattles the clean energy revolution

By Dionne Searcey, Michael Forsythe and Eric Lipton
New York Times·
14 mins to read
A power struggle over cobalt rattles the clean energy revolution
A power struggle over cobalt rattles the clean energy revolution

The quest for Congo's cobalt, which is vital for electric vehicles and the worldwide push against climate change, is caught in an international cycle of exploitation, greed and gamesmanship.

Just up a red dirt road, across an expanse of tall, dew-soaked weeds, bulldozers are hollowing out a yawning new canyon

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