Unearthed: The Mining Issue
Weaning the world off fossil fuels is going to take a whole lot of metal.
The world needs massive amounts of critical minerals to power the transition to clean energy. But as countries and industries explore new mining opportunities, a major question looms: Can all of this extraction be done without the same environmental and human costs associated with fossil fuels?
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A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world's energy future
To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.
CREDITS
REPORTING AND WRITING
Jake Bittle, Anita Hofschneider, Jesse Nichols, Tik Root, Matt Simon, Taylar Dawn Stagner, Diana Kruzman, Syris Valentine, Eve Andrews, Maddie Stone, Katya Zimmerman, Muriel Alarcón, Lyndsey Gilpin, Tom Vaillant
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Teresa Chin, Amelia Bates, Clayton Aldern, Jesse Nichols, Parker Ziegler, Jason Castro
EDITING
John Thomason, Jaime Buerger, Katherine Bagley, Tristan Ahtone, Chuck Squatriglia, LV Anderson
FACT-CHECKING
Angely Mercado, Gautama Mehta, Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
COPY EDITING
Claire Elise Thompson, Joseph Winters, Kate Yoder
DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS
Rachel Glickhouse
AUDIENCE DIRECTION
Megan Merrigan, Justin Ray, Mignon Khargie
