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The extraction industry powering the green transition
Lithium is an essential ingredient of most modern electronics. It helps to power our phones, our laptops, and increasingly EVs and other key parts of the green transition. As Thea Riofrancos, a political scientist, envir...
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The extraction industry powering the green transition is an episode from The Rhodes Center Podcast by Rhodes Center. Lithium is an essential ingredient of most modern electronics. It helps to power our phones, our laptops, and increasingly...
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Published Nov 24, 2025, 39:29 long, audio available.
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