Africa: The 20km Ripple Effect – How Mines Can Trigger Distant Deforestation in Africa
The global push for a transition to green energy has sparked demand for critical minerals such as lithium, vanadium, copper and cobalt. These are needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels. Sub-Saharan Africa hosts about 30% of the world’s mineral reserves, including huge quantities of critical minerals: 92% of all platinum, 36% of…