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Smartphones: Can they be truly eco-friendly? | Environment | All topics from climate change to conservation | DW

Smartphones: Can they be truly eco-friendly? | Environment | All topics from climate change to conservation | DW
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Greenland stops oil and gas exploration, climate costs ′too high′ | News | DW

Greenland stops oil and gas exploration, climate costs ′too high′ | News | DW
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Toxic and radioactive: The damage from mining rare elements | Environment| All topics from climate change to conservation | DW

Toxic and radioactive: The damage from mining rare elements Low wages, water shortage and acidified landscapes: Mining critical raw materials endangers human rights and the environment. Yet the industry is expanding. The mining of critical raw materials leaves hostile rubble dumps in its wake. More than every second person in the world now has a cellphone, and manufacturers are rolling out bigger, better, slicker models all the time. Many, however, have a bloody history. Though made in large part of plastic, glass, ceramics, gold and copper, they also contain critical resources. The gallium used for LEDs and the camera flash, the tantalum in capacitors and indium that powers the display were all pulled from the ground at a price for nature and people.

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Rare rocks: Reuse and substitutes of critical resources | Environment| All topics from climate change to conservation | DW

As the need for critical raw materials like lithium and silicon skyrockets, recycling could reduce the need for new mines. But scientists are also exploring substitues. One resembles a messy sauce.

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How China′s mines rule the market of critical raw materials | Environment| All topics from climate change to conservation | DW

How China s mines rule the market of critical raw materials The European Union has identified thirty raw materials as critical for industry. Their supply is endangered by conflicts, a weak rule of law and trade monopolies. And one nation controls more than all others. Ore chunks containing red cobalt from Australia are often processed in China before being used in catalysts and batteries. They might sparkle in shades of violet, red and silver, or they might look like dirty rocks, but critical raw materials such as cobalt or germanium, have two things in common. They are all both rare and vital for the production of everyday items like smartphones, solar panels and electric vehicles.

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