Derfor er kobolt en hard nøtt i det grønne skiftet (Ekstra)

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Flere vil klassifisere kobolt som et konfliktmineral.

Derfor er kobolt en hard nøtt i det grønne skiftet (Ekstra)

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Forskjellige aktører tar forskjellig ansvar: https://insideevs.com/tesla-safe-haven-cobalt-mining/

"Although cobalt is critical to lithium-ion batteries, it’s been the subject of some controversy. A report from Amnesty International published concerns over cobalt being a conflict mineral when sourced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The report takes issue with, “several automakers like Mercedes, VW and BYD, as well as several battery manufacturers known to supply automakers, like LG Chem” who supply EV batteries for GM and Nissan.

 

That said, Tesla was spared: “the company [Tesla] is not named in the report because its main battery cell supplier, Panasonic, sources its cobalt from the Philippines and not Congo.”

 

Now, it appears (via Bloomberg) that Tesla also has access to cobalt in Canada. “Call it a cobalt rush in Cobalt… both the town and the metal, are attracting renewed attention as a buffer to rising political risks in the Democratic Republic of Congo”"