As the world races to adopt green energy technologies in the fight against climate change, cobalt is in demand like never before. Batteries now account for over 50 per cent of global cobalt consumption and with electric vehicle sales predicted to surge from 6.5 million in 2021 to 66 million by 2040, the world’s appetite for the metal is only growing.

-Michael Davie in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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