We're undergoing a necessary renewable energy transition. And this transition will require an enormous amount of critical metals in order to power an economy without fossil fuels. Today, the processes we use to extract these materials - from copper, nickel, lithium, and more - are causing harm to both humans and our physical environment. So what do we do about it?

In his new book, Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future, Vince Beiser argues that there are huge opportunities to make mining safer, recycle more metals, and use less energy to help lessen the burden. Though the critical metals necessary for the transition to renewable energy and electric vehicles will never come without trade-offs, it's clear we could be doing much better. In this conversation, Beiser discusses the most pressing environmental damage and human rights concerns facing critical metals and how we could start to confront the problem. We also talk about the geopolitical implications of China's dominance in the critical metals supply chain, the scale of demand for metals, and the need for equitable solutions in the energy transition. Finally, we explore deep sea mining, the challenges and opportunities in recycling metals, the growing right to repair movement, and the importance of reducing energy consumption to help ease demand.

Vince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author. His first book, The World in a Grain, was a finalist for the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and a California Book Award. His work has appeared in Wired, Harper’s Magazine, The Atlantic, and The New York Times, among other publications.

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262. 编辑陈小齐：两个人的出版公司，养活了我们一家四口

这是一期久违的《加印啦！编辑》专栏，嘉宾是在出版行业多少有点神秘的编辑陈小齐。

小齐最近出了一本新书叫《又又和双双》，记录了他们家两个孩子又又和双双的日常。这本书我读了之后非常喜欢，也是前阵子给新周刊2022年度刀锋图书奖推荐的书籍之一。

另外，在编辑这个职业方面，小齐和先生张维军或许是业内为数不多的夫妻作坊，两个人既是老板又是员工撑起了一家出版公司双又文化。

难得小齐出山，那天我们聊了很久，听她聊了聊成为编辑、做编辑的故事和一家四口的生活日常。最令我印象深刻的是小齐分享关于“如何成为一个有自己形状的人”，这期很长，但很值。

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《又又和双双》

《长大之前一定要看的1001本童书》

《聊斋汊子》

《哲学的殿堂》

《照片中的世界史》

《秋园》

《浮木》

《我本芬芳》

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