Painting Fakes

It's very possible that we could act quickly to limit climate change, and yet still end up making the world significantly worse.  The best way to ensure we do this is to let the worlds mega-wealthy - the 3,000 plus people who have wealth of over a billion dollars or, even worse, the 15 or so who own over $100b - to keep their wealth.   Cover of 'Cobalt Red' If you want to know why this is, read Siddharth Kara's book, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives.   Published in 2023, the book is an investigation into the cobalt mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cobalt is an essential component of rechargeable batteries.  This means it is integral to the process of decarbonisation.  Mobile phones, laptops, electric vehicles, grid-scale 'big batteries' - every electrical device big and small uses cobalt.  The end users of this wonder metal are among the world's most recognisable and profitable global corporations - Sams...