The coming cleantech mining rush

In the second of two programmes, we look at Donald Trump's record on the economy one year into his second presidential term. Today, we are asking is the United States still facing a cost of living crunch?Its economy - the largest in the world - is still growing faster than most o ...  Show more

Twelve months into Donald Trump’s second term as President, we examine what it’s meant for the US workforce.For government workers it has been a year of cuts, sackings and Elon Musk’s now disbanded DOGE - Department of Government Efficiency - group. Some sections of the workforce ...  Show more

Mining is a complicated business. It’s destructive, it’s dangerous. But in order to get the lithium we need to power the energy transition, mining could be a necessary evil.

In this episode, we go from protests in South America to a gold mine in Nevada, where we tak ...

The International Energy Agency last month held its first ever summit</ ...

Le marché des minéraux critiques nécessaires à la transition énergétique a doublé de taille au cours des cinq dernières années. Mais l’offre reste encore concentrée dans les pays déjà dominants, selon un rapport annuel de l’Agence internationale de l’énergie. La concentration de ...  Show more

Ernest Scheyder, author of 'The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives', discusses the complexities and controversies surrounding mining for green energy metals. The book explores the choices and trade-offs involved in the green energy rev ...