Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2020

Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2010

The team also documented that Lake Tanganyika experienced its biggest temperature change in the 20 th century, which has affected its unique ecosystem that relies upon the natural conveyance of nutrients from the depths to jumpstart the food chain upon which the fish survive. —Jessica Tierney, lead author. —Andrew Cohen.

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