The coming cleantech mining rush

We meet Kate Kallot, the founder and CEO of Amini AI, a startup working to make farming and environmental data easier to obtain across Africa and other emerging economies. The entrepreneur set up the company with the aim of improving access to reliable information, shaped in part ...  Afficher plus

Headspace started life as a mindfulness app. Now it's partnering with the US Navy and investing in artificial intelligence for mental health support.The company's CEO Tom Pickett speaks to us about therapy, the increasing role of technology, and tackling burnout at scale.If you'd ...  Afficher plus

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 ...  Afficher plus

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 ...