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Documentary #14: The Green Transition Pt. 1 – The Problem with Green Capitalism

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The US Is Exploiting the Global South for Minerals to Fuel the Green Capitalist Transition

Chile sits atop the world's largest lithium reserves. It produced about 25% of the world's commercial supply in 2020. The draft charter creates so much legal uncertainty that it risked deterring the big investments needed for new mines. Competition between countries like the US, China, and Russia will likely only get more fierce as we continue to phase out fossil fuel extraction.

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