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Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change
Material World - Ep149: Ed Conway
Jan 10, 2024
Ed Conway, Economics editor at Sky News, discusses his book 'Material World' which explores the history and future of crucial substances. Topics include the significance of materials in infrastructure, challenges in achieving net zero carbon emissions in the steel industry, risks associated with spoil piles, the role of copper in the energy transition, and ethical concerns around battery materials.
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- Understanding the role of materials like sand, salt, and copper is crucial for grasping how the world works.
- The extraction and processing methods of sand have environmental implications.
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The Importance of Materials in Our Physical World
We live not only in a world of data and artificial intelligence, but also in a world of physical stuff made from various materials. Materials play a crucial role in everything we see around us, from buildings and cars to equipment and furniture. Understanding the materials that go into our everyday objects is important for grasping how the world works.
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