Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green

A new book by Matthew Sanderson explores the world of rare earths, which are essential for powering phones, computers, cars, and homes. He journeyed to meet the characters, companies, and nations scrambling for these resources, linking remote mines to Chinese battery factories and secretive billionaires.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 28 July 2022
Publisher: Oneworld Publications

A truly inspiring and practical book... The climate crisis forces us to create a new world, and as Sanderson makes evident, we have the ability to create a better one than the dirty and dangerous planet we have grown accustomed to. Bill McKibben, Observer Book of the Week.

We heavily rely on a few metals and rare earth elements to power our phones, computers, and automobiles. Furthermore, we increasingly depend on them to power our homes. Whoever controls these limited resources will accumulate immense wealth.

Sanderson embarks on a journey to meet the individuals, companies, and nations engaged in a fierce race for the new resources. He connects remote mines in the Congo and the Atacama Desert in Chile to massive Chinese battery factories, shadowy commodity traders, secretive billionaires, and a new generation of scientists striving to find a solution for a 'greener world.'

Weight: 488g
Dimension: 162 x 243 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780861543755