COBALT RED (PB)

The powerful first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining. Siddharth Kara travelled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the people living, working, and dying for cobalt, an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery made today, the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles. In this stark and crucial book, Kara argues that we must all care about what is happening in the Congo?because we are all implicated.