Artisanal mining in the Congo is dangerous and physically demanding. But for many workers, it is one of the only ways to earn a meaningful income. #EnergyRevolution #BenRadley #Congo #Cobalt #CriticalMinerals #ArtisanalMining #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #SustainableMining #GlobalDevelopment

Conditions in Congo’s mining sector cannot be understood without looking at the country’s wider underdevelopment. #EnergyRevolution #BenRadley #Congo #CriticalMinerals #Mining #EnergyTransition #GlobalDevelopment #CleanEnergy #SustainableMining #HumanRights

China now dominates Congo’s largest copper and cobalt projects, a shift that has unfolded over the last decade. #EnergyRevolution #BenRadley #China #Congo #Mining #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition #Cobalt #Copper #CleanEnergy #Geopolitics

As industrial mining expands in Congo, artisanal miners are being pushed out. #EnergyRevolution #BenRadley #Congo #ArtisanalMining #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition #Cobalt #Copper #HumanRights #SustainableMining #GlobalDevelopment

Cobalt and copper are two of the most critical materials in the clean energy transition.

#EnergyRevolution #BenRadley #CleanEnergy #CriticalMinerals #Congo #Cobalt #Copper #EnergyTransition #EVBatteries #GlobalEnergy #SustainableMining