Description
| Product ID: | 9781914484964 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Rare Metals War |
| Subtitle: | the dark side of clean energy and digital technologies |
| Authors: | Author: Guillaume Pitron, Bianca Jacobsohn |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Politics and government, Politics & government, Geopolitics, Environmental economics, Energy industries and utilities, Alternative and renewable energy industries, Economic geology, Energy resources, Intermediate technology, Energy technology and engineering, Energy efficiency, Geopolitics, Environmental economics, Energy industries & utilities, Alternative & renewable energy industries, Economic geology, Energy resources, Intermediate technology, Energy technology & engineering, Energy efficiency |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Scribe Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Scribe Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-01-12 |