Audio

• Can Manufacturers Prevent Another Microchip Shortage?

  January 14, 2022

  The global shortage of microchips has had a devastating impact on multiple industries, not least automotive manufacturers, who are expected to have lost some $210 billion in 2021 because they couldn’t get enough chips to drive the systems in their vehicles. But how did we get to this state of affairs?

• Human Rights in the DRC’s Artisanal Cobalt Mines

  December 01, 2021

  Are workers’ rights in the mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo being sacrificed to the world’s hunger for cobalt?

• Where Will We Get the Rare Earth Minerals for Our Electric Cars?

  October 14, 2021

  Are we on target for making zero-emission vehicles account for half of all cars sold in the U.S. by 2030? Not without enough rare earth minerals to build them.