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The Rare Metals War
the dark side of clean energy and digital technologies
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362 g
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236x156x21 mm
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Guillaume Pitron, who was 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 guillaumepitron.com.
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 dependency on nuclear power, coal, and oil, heralding a new era free of pollution. But there is a hidden dark side to this seemingly utopian vision.