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The scramble for rare earths, part 2

The Documentary Podcast

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The Rise of Urban Mining in Myanmar

Madras Sheftjevich is in charge of the EU's rare earth and critical raw material strategy. He says we cannot build a green or digital economy without these materials. But some countries have pushback against mining and processing of rare earths. The story you're about to hear appeared in a report by the international NGO Global Witness.

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