Книга COBALT RED Nicole Townsend

COBALT RED

The Human Cost of Congo's Green Energy Mines

Автор: Nicole Townsend
Език: Английски език
Корици: С меки корици
Издател: Independently published
Наличност: Външен склад
Изпращаме след 9-15 дни
10.04 19.64 лв
Cobalt powers the clean energy future. Few people see the lives it consumes.What you're about to dis...

Информация за книгата

Автор
Език
Английски език
Корици
Книга - С меки корици
Издадена
2026
страници
130
EAN
9798247736714
Enbook ID
51253986
Издател
Теглоt
186
Размери
152 x 229 x 7

Пълно описание

Cobalt powers the clean energy future. Few people see the lives it consumes.

What you're about to discover will change how you see electric vehicles, smartphones, and the promise of a green revolution.


In Cobalt Red: The Human Cost of Congo's Green Energy Mines, Nicole Townsend follows the trail of one of the world's most essential minerals deep into the Democratic Republic of Congo, where extraordinary natural wealth exists alongside extreme poverty, violence, and silence. This is not a distant policy debate. It is a ground-level account of families digging to survive, children working underground, and communities living in the shadow of global demand.


As the world races toward electric vehicles and climate commitments, cobalt has become indispensable. Over 70 percent of it comes from Congo. Yet the human cost behind this supply chain remains largely unseen. Through firsthand reporting and intimate storytelling, this book reveals the hidden truth behind "clean" energy and the systems that allow suffering to remain out of sight.


You will meet artisanal miners risking their lives at dawn, mothers forced to choose between hunger and danger, children whose classrooms were once pits, and those who try to resist a system stacked against them. You will see how illegal practices become routine, how power and violence enforce silence, and how global corporations benefit from distance and denial.


This book matters now because the green transition is accelerating. The decisions being made today will shape millions of lives tomorrow. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how everyday technology is connected to distant realities, and why ethical questions cannot be separated from environmental goals.


This story is most relevant for anyone who cares about climate change, human rights, global justice, or the true cost of progress. It speaks to readers who want more than slogans and are willing to confront uncomfortable truths.


The future of energy is being built right now. The question is who pays the price.


Ready to uncover the truth behind the world's clean energy dreams? Get your copy today and start the journey.

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