Henry Sanderson

The commitment to renewable energy has become a global priority in the fight against climate change. But this process comes with its share of political conflicts and environmental threats. It is estimated that the electrification of the world's car fleet alone will mean that we will consume more copper over the next 25 years than in the last 5,000. This is a fact from the book Volt Rush. The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green (Oneworld Publications, 2022), in which mining-specialized journalist Henry Sanderson analyzes the resource impact of the energy transition. For Sanderson, it is crucial to rethink how we manage finite resources such as lithium, cobalt, nickel or rare-earth elements, especially given that extraction, refining and their technological application are largely controlled by China. What geopolitical horizon will the energy transition draw? What role will raw materials play in this process?