That's just msileading just because the minerals are used by renewable energy companies doesn't mean that their fault . Those minerals are used for hundreds of thousands of other things why are they not blamed ??¿

Tesla, which makes about half the lithium-ion batteries made in the world, has purchased a company with technology that eliminates cobalt from their batteries. I've heard that cobalt mostly comes from the Congo where workers are abused. I believe that Tesla is changing their battery manufacturing lines, because the Maxwell process makes better, less-expensive batteries.

Most of us are helping create climate change by driving cars that burn gas. We may want an EV, but cannot afford one. We and renewable energy companies are trapped, and do the best we can under the circumstances.

This is just another example of news being skewed to fit an agenda.

Guess what?

literally all of those minerals have uses outside of renewable energy. Being as renewable energy is still a developing sector, I think it's safe to say that these abuses pre-date the current status quo.

It's still a horrible shame that this occurs anywhere or anytime in human history, and time, money, and energy is no doubt wasted on resolving these issues, but we can't wait until better policy is introduced and enforced before we keep developing low-carbon infrastructure.

The term ‘manganese’ is racist and I disapprove.