Raphael Deberdt

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Construction workers gather at facility in Kingston, Ont., which will be used as a start-up laboratory to test new processes related to critical minerals and other emerging technologies. (Chris Arsenault)

Canada’s $43‑billion subsidy scheme for critical minerals misses supply chain steps

Chris Arsenault, Western University; Philippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia, and Raphael Deberdt, Copenhagen Business School

Canadian officials have pledged more than $43 billion in subsidies to create new low-carbon supply chains. A new study identifies some problems.
Un mineur artisanal tient une pierre de cobalt dans la mine artisanale de Shabara, près de Kolwezi. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

La RDC est le plus grand producteur mondial de cobalt : comment le contrôle des élites locales peut façonner l'industrie mondiale des batteries

Raphael Deberdt, Colorado School of Mines and Jessica DiCarlo, University of Utah

La RD Congo est le principal fournisseur mondial de cobalt, utilisé dans les batteries des véhicules électriques, et fait valoir ses droits dans la transition vers les énergies renouvelables.
An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

DRC is the world’s largest producer of cobalt – how control by local elites can shape the global battery industry

Raphael Deberdt, Colorado School of Mines and Jessica DiCarlo, University of Utah

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s major supplier of cobalt, used in electric vehicle batteries, and is asserting its rights as an equal partner in the renewable energy transition.

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