I hope you can get a better government that cares about your country. I heard your new government is better than the previous dictator so there is hope
Sad I tell people and my own family on topics like this still want to spend lots of money on electric vehicles shame.... I stick with gasoline vehicles.
That last statement is a punch line: "...Electric vehicles have miles to go, before they can claim to be clean..." Thanks y'all. God Help Us. We've got lots of work to do.
They are already making advancements with lithium batteries lookup solid-state metal lithium batteries they are 10 times better than what we have now, and also hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are the future
Whenever I watch something like this I wish for the Climate to go crazy faster than ever. When food becomes scarce these suckers will learn. God is sure watching and these greedy folks think they can do whatever.
@@donaldrobinson214 I understand you. But cost is a big deal with these two developments you've highlighted, meanwhile lots of R & D still being carried out on them to give good breakthrough and better output.
As a fellow Congolese, I am glad you are sharing this info. Thank you for bringing up the sad reality that many Congolese children are living. This country is very rich in minerals,(gold, coltan,diamond, etc...)it was explored by Belgium and other people now while the local people remain poor.
no excuses, look at Ukraine, people are literally fighting an empire on their own. Only women were allowed out of the country. How long must Congo suffer because the men there won't do what's NECESSARY!?!? Look at Rwanda, Paul Kagame was a rebel leader, he took control by force, kicked the French out and it is now a success story. That's how you win your freedom, it isn't given to you, it is EARNED by BLOOD!!
The lack of a conversation around the cradle to grave impact of EV isn’t just infuriating. It’s also a sign that the real reason behind this push isn’t benevolent and is mostly likely a mechanism to increase control by completely centralizing travel.
The Centralizing Travel (really human mobility) is the CENTRAL thrust of the green revolution. Stupid people here in California US do not even think much at all beyond what they are told. Let alone this nonsense of disbanding sales of gas cars by 2030. What do they think will happen once everyone is forced to rely on electricity. We already don't have enough on a hot summer week, now they want to go green its so obvious what the plan is.
Completely centralizing travel by encouraging everyone to buy their own e-car instead of bus/bike? Cars that can be recharged by fuel from a variety of sources, hydro-electric or nuclear or trickle charge solar, rather than relying on a handful of big oil companies?
@@lukebryan1848 You make good points, but how many sources of 110 or 220V electricity does the average American have in their house or apartment block? Probably one power company. I don't buy into the idea that EVs are being used to control travel, but cobalt mining doesn't seem cleaner than the oil industry, and EVs aren't the environmental panacea they are presented to be. That cleaner future, I think, is still a long ways down the road.
The script. The facts. The delivery. The footages. The graphical representation. Everything is just so spot on. Thanks for shining light on this critical issue of BLOOD BATTERIES.
@@MMMORPGPVPPLAYER If you have a major product you are buying it is your responsibility to make sure at the minimum children are not exploited. So you are 100% wrong!
I applaud you for your Real Journalism, I’m a Congolese Canadian and I’ve wrote a paper on the health implications and human cost of going green for DRC that no else seems to care about.
She (the reporter) is lying however, this problem still existed on a massive scale when Europeans run most of the mines. Wars were incited and people like Lumumba were assassinated by the US just to keep the resources of Congo going to the west.
I sincerely thank you very much for speaking out on these evil blood battery.. I traveled to Congo in 2018 to witness this myself and what I saw there keep tears in my eyes. There was a village that was totally wiped out over night by security men just to mine in that particular village.. People where killed and their homes scrap out..
@Edwin Maywa where does he get it then? GLENCORE still operates in the Congo. Luckily the DRC has decided to start taking a stand. They have halted all production of these minerals until renegotiations are made. The old president was a true coward who fed his pockets at the expense of his people but no more. You're going to experience that chip shortage now.
As a Congolese born, I think it's time for the whole world to stand up, take action and say NO to what's happening to children in the Congo. Let's share this video and search for more like this one to save what's left to be saved!
@@MsSilkyJuneja the last thing I trust is mainstream media and randoms on social media. There are plenty of sources saying this issue is way overblown. Like 90% of the mines like for the big companies are commercially operated and just normal mines. Then there are the illegally and family operated ones, because people are poor and want find ways to make money. Big companies don't source from them. That's the Congo point. The EV point is utter BS. Gas cars use similar amounts of rare earths. The cheaper EVs all have 0 cobalt because they're LFP. Expensive EVs with Nickel battery compared to electronics have also a much lower cobalt percentage.
It is refreshing to watch a compassionate, honest news reporter who ISN'T just an actor... Wish here in America we could see this on our news channels.
No bro if want to do a correct journalism then you should not broadcast it on TV because chances are there that your licence is cancelled and your office wii be seaced for a good journalism so streaming platform like UA-cam are much better
A factual news reporter. A group of people who went extinct in America in 2008. Replaced by a group of people who read words that are on a teleprompter and they have zero knowledge of what they just said.
Incredible Palki thanks for educating the world about the dark side of some industries!! Keep the good job!!! The world needs yours inputs more than ever. Bingo
I'm African and my heart bleeds to hear this most of the Time we ask questions like how did we find ourselves here as Africans. And nobody cares about Africa except for its minerals.
The value of human life is directly proportional to the color of the skin in today's world order....and it will remain the same as long as white people are on top of the order They looted your and several other continents, transferred wealth to their native places (and prevented it from flowing back to you using international Intelactual property in WTO, using IMF, Using World bank) They colonized and exterminated natives in two continents at least Spread their religion/language/culture and standardized it telling others that they are less cultured That all needs to reversed
I am very sorry for the greed and corruption that plagues your beautiful home. Africa is very special and unique. It should be appreciated not destroyed.
Try reading a Bible. Earth is just a temporary school God made to refine our immortal souls. Earths going to be dead soon ( Armegeddon) & all this wont matter a bit.
Thanku for putting such important topics on the limelight.Its happening for many years nd finally a media has guts to speak up against multinational companies.Thanku Palki for speaking up🙏
@@user-vg3jz5yg1d He is not evil. He just spoke the truth. Give them some thing better to do and they will. Take away what they have and they will die.
As a Congolese living in the US, Palki Sharma, you are a definition of truth and real media. Yes Congo ignored by the World is the country in the center of Africa and the richest in term of natural ressources. I was shocked to meet some Americans that don’t even know that tge uranium used by the United States to make the atomic bomb dropped in Hisroshima and Nagasaki called”The little boy came from Congo). The most powerful uranium in the World. Tge sad story is that the whole natural Congo’s ressources are shared between the world’s power and Congolese are dying and cannot even send kids to school.
@@MM-eo2oz EXACTLY! Congo is notoriously one of the worst countries when it comes to aid and the political nonsense that strips any chances of the people ever seeing ANYTHING that was given to help them.
You do realise the Mica for the make-up women put on their faces is actually worse and kills more people. Don’t forget 15,000 people die in coal mines every year! it’s amazing how you like to pick and choose, just because you don’t like Electric vehicles. So what you’re saying is not even worth reducing pollution. I’m sorry but your comment just proved that you lack critical thinking! Would you like me to mention the gold mine stats too and oil industry stat. They are 10,000% higher than any lithium mine! I’m really sorry that you haven’t figured out how illogical your thinking is!
Thank you Palki Sharma for having the Integrity, Dignity, Courage and Compassion to call out the clean ev deception. The metals and chemicals utilized in the electronics of ev's are very toxic to humans. Many places use coal generated electricity so now we are compounding the human health and environmental harm by charging toxic electric cars with coal generated electricity. When the ev batteries reach the end of their useful life they are extremely toxic waste to humans and the environment. There is not an industry set up to properly dispose of these toxic dead ev batteries because of the tremendous toxicity to human health. We are being told lies on climate, lies on electric vehicles, lies on many things because corrupt, greedy persons in postions of public trust are prioritizing profits over human health, and our environment. We need more journalists like yourself, and persons in positions of public trust that are trustworthy to prioritize human health, human rights, and responsible decisions about our environment. Peace be with you, Namaste, Shalom Aleichem, As Salam Alaikum, Salaam 🙏
Please Don't jump to conclusion like this. 95%+ of EV battery pack recycling tech is already existing and growing. search for redwood materials. Batteries will last more than a decade, so there is still time to scale battery recycling industry.
Yet millions of ice vehicle spew toxins in the air 24/7. Where all of us get the privilege to breath and get sick. No one demanding ice vehicles capture their exhaust. Also colbolt is used in pettolium production where it us burned up in ice vehicles. You missed that in your pie chart, why? Child labour is wrong no matter the industry. Fix that.
I'm from Belize. I am so grateful to have learnt this. This is heartbreaking and it is unimaginable that people claim green energy and success at the wanton disregard for human life. And it is always at the expense of Mother Africa.🙁🙁
Small kids labouring in hot sun and suffocating in tunnels, mines and sometimes losing their life is the saddest thing on planet..My heart is crying for little souls. ॐ शांती..May God KRISHNA bless you and solve life problems
But you don't cry for the 9 million people that die every year from fossil fuels? What about the trillions of dollars we spend in extra health care costs? Why do you weep for the few children suffering but applaud when many many many more suffer and die because of fossil fuels?
sometimes it seems there is no meaning or hope in this world when one hears stories like these. Hopefully there is a greater hope in the next life for these innocent souls
@@ryanthompson3737 Thanks to Americans technology and mass scale plastic use after world war and people got less sperm & dementia in comparison to a healthy man of age 80 from 1930 who can speak better and clear than a man now of age 65. We are feeding ourselves micro plastics. One thing that must be done, is to re-enter the golden era of 60's and 70's generation and dump plastic from Earth & use glass, paper & dry leaf & modern fruit skins packaging as practiced in those days. Everything natural and nature sourced as nature is abundant and we just need to maintain a bit for the preservation also
@@Shaktobengalee The isn't technology at all... nuclear power is one of the cleanest forms of energy and, if done right, one of the most advanced pieces of technology on this planet. Plastic is also not a new thing... it was relatively cheap and easy to produce, and was mass produced in America in the 1910's. By the 60's and 70's they were in everything from clothing, phones, food containers, and even in jewelry. If anything, the 60's and 70's were probably the worst for plastic usage compared to the last 5-10 years, especially considering they weren't always all that food safe.
What a heartbreaking story. Those beautiful children being abused that way it’s absolutely appalling. It is good to know that there are still reporters out there willing to tell the truth and not hide behind agendas. Thank you for your integrity 🤩
Very Sad on the Children. And the electric cars SUCK. Why would Anyone with Money choose an ugly robot car over a CHEVROLET CORVETTE?!?!?!? I'll never get it.
As a congolese I really appreciate you do your job and pray that this will have affect this industry and the war around it. Countries close to our east part are nurturing this war and surprisingly are the exporters…
Never knew 70% of cobalt came from Congo, i was under impression it came only from china. Palki sharama and Wion are killing it with true journalism, great research on the subject, presented facts and valuable data.....This what we except from the media... Keep up the good work.
true here is an over view to the worlds contributions :/ drop this heading into a search engine, its quite informative THE BIG EV LIE. Why They Won't Save the Planet & All About Dirty Electricity
Most "green" agendas are simply a scam to help the billionaires that invested in it make their money back. Otherwise, why would so many of these environmental activist billionaires be buying new beachfront homes? I thought the sea levels were going to rise and destroy the coasts? Real green is geothermal and nuclear power.
Only one? Only one hidden aspect of green? This lie is destroying the entire planet and everyone on it. And people still worship musk and think he's a friend to humanity. He is the biggest fraud of them all.
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@@marissashantez6051 it is for the most part now a days. We don’t use coal anymore, but yeah future looks promising with more research in nuclear power.
In their quest to enable driving " many miles " they need bigger and more exotic batteries. I fear the lack of compassion and fairness will still be many times further than any of their cars.
So do not buy Sulphur, as it is not cleaned - mined by people from live Volcano. Do not buy diamond or other precious stones / metals. A lot of them are not cleaned. Actually we should not do any trade with USA or in $, as their companies (a lot, not all) are involved in abusing local people for Oil, and other such stuff. So we need to stop blaming material and should rightly ask local Govts to take care of their people before we do business with them.
@@rajendrajasathy4356 Diamonds have not been blood diamonds for twenty years now. Even diamonds from places like Botswana are more or less ethically mined. For other precious stones, I would tend to agree.
She is foolish reporter. LFP batteries unlike Lithium Nickel do not require cobalt . And sodium batteries do not require this metaL. so now instead of exploiting labour , now they can go hungry and die. EV's will continue and only way to reduce oil dependence . And its these oil money that has been supporting islamic terror in non-muslim lands , far worse than some exaggerated slave labour Issue the WION report states
I cannot believe though, that the now mainstream EV battery standard: Lithium Iron, and all new batteries like Tesla 4680 are all Cobalt free, but WION doesn't mention it for some reason... and I believe WION knows because it is a widely known fact already.
I love this lady. She has a voice through this channel that reaches many millions of people. I think she uses that position wisely. She's not hysterical or over dramtic. Just presents the information clearly. "Cobalt. Its like their crypto."😒 Well done.
So sad the development of our future is really having determental affect on developing countries. Really feel for those young children. They should be in school.
I pity other media platforms...they don't use their tools for the benefit of their audience...they rather feed them lies and exciting news. So sad that's where we are now.
@@Hippucytees You would be surprised to know that his husband is a news anchor himself in a one of the biggest news corporation here in India and is very biased and bent over left liberal idiology. Exactly opposite of our Palki Sharma.
@@harry130747 are u stupid i would rather change it then leave the evil be like wtf is wrong with you that is child abuse it should not happen in any parts of the world
@@Caesar_rex Yeah we all know how you hide behind the facade of goodness and democracy. If your own comfort is compromised, you look the other way to the peoples' problems.
@@fantasysportsanalysistfsa8938 Atleast we don't bomb and destroy other countries killing millions in the name of Democracy and Human rights like some entitled western countries...
@@blueisthecolor3463 Which is what produces the electricity to recharge the EV's. In the U.S., about 61% of electricity is produced using "fossil fuels", including natural methane gas (technically not a fossil fuel). Worldwide, 84% of electricity production is from fossil fuels.
@@leonardeast3389 Since electricity transmission has less loss and ev motors very efficient, using fossil fuels to produce electricity for ev is still way better than every car using fossil fuels.
Didn't see where anyone was forcing these kids? They where there by choice. Just saying be careful when watching any news affected by how many viewers they have in any way. She seams legit to me but my senses detected a fierce bias
FINALLY someone said it! I've been trying to explain this to people around me but they just don't get it. I hope this reaches an even bigger audience, it needs to, and that people stop blindly believing in this "electric cars are the future" bs.
Electric cars probably are the future. But tell us the real costs to the world. This is trying to bring down pollution by cutting down on the human population.
Many get it my brother. I think most people are seduced by advertising and doctored articles filling their heads with lies.. they'll slowly wake up to the truth when they discover that their ev is a cheap piece pf plastic that is too expensive to repair. They're not built to last 20-30 years like our low maintenance internal combustion engines
There are many fools repeating slogans like "ev is the future "' They are the same ones that don't know that alloy wheels damage their bikes in the long run. They don't know that tyre spokes aree used in all mountain bikes and high end harleys because spokes help in load distribution. Fools are seduced by addvertisement/slogans . They just go around repeating slogans like mindless robots and they lack a certain ability to study a subject to find truth
What you fail to mention is that they are making great improvements with lithium batteries just look up solid-state metal lithium batteries they are 10 times better than what we have now and also hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are the future and Japan is already producing one
@@sharppy55 In 2016, Hunter Biden's investment firm helped several Chinese business partners make a $3.8 billion transaction that transferred 80 percent of Congo’s Tenke Fungurum Cobalt mine from an American company to Beijing-backed China Molybdenum.
It is not about "EV", it is about the exploitation of the powerless by the powerful -- the inhumane activities which have been going on for centuries. World governments need to put laws into place about child labor. This has been true for too long.
Yeah, but its also about people's over expectation of luxury. American's and Europeans want air conditioned, 500-1000 BHP EVs... to become environment friendly??? Truth is EVs are not supposed to be affordable, companies like Tesla are loss making companies who barely make it by selling EV credits (yeah, US, UK gov runs EV credit schemes). Forget cobalt. If entire Africa today stops exporting all it minerals Europe, China and USA can forget about half of the things in their daily lives (from fruits ... to semiconductors ... to Gold and diamonds)
This exploitation isn't happening in the large-scale corporate mines because they are already subject to laws, but in the small-scale artisanal mines - not powerful players by any means.
Dear Palki Madam, Salute to you and WION for such a brilliant reporting specially on issues like Poverty, Education, Science, Nature Issues etc....... Hope Indian Prime media channels will learn from you.... 👍👍👍.....Keep it up
Well...you have to keep in mind that tree huggers are very cruel people,the militant one wouldn t think twice about sacrificing humanity if they can save the environment. In their mind this is justified,the end is a noble pursuit.
The whole world has reached a place ,from where a return seems impossible. Greed has taken over humanity. Sometimes the Government seems worst than the kings rule. Atleast kings were worried for their people. Dear Palki Sharma Upadhaya keep up the good work. Take care 🔥🔥
sticking with oil and gas is not the answer either. shoveling mountains of oil and gas money into pootin's ass leads to financing pootin to fight wars and kill civilians. 1000 more people have to die in these wars for oil then children in the kongo. and you cant recycle oil but companies are very happy to recycle cobalt because of its value.
ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY CORRECT NOW YOU WILL SEE GOD COME ,HE COMES TO MAKE THINGS NEW AGAIN ,BUT THIS TIME HE COMES WITH A SWORD!! WATCH OUT AND THE GATES OF HELL ARE NOW OPEN AND satan IS HERE FOR HIS HARVEST TOO!
Blaming the EV industry for poor child labor laws in a country? That is good reporting? It is not like all EVs use cobalt nor that poor labor laws effect cobalt only. Modern mining methods could be used. What is happening is not due to EVs but a poor government that took money from China which went to a corrupt government which than exploited the citizens. This is far from being unique to EVs and existed way before EVs.
I wouldn't say it was professional at all. It started well and is informative and correct in questioning this version/monopolization of the "green revolution" and pretend care for the environment, but the "report" instantly turned into a China hit-piece and she couldn't repeat "blood cobalt and China" enough.
@Brisco Darling You're still driving around with a tank filled with flammable liquid anyway aren't you? Each cell in the batteries of EVs are fused and the battery itself is potted in resin and built like a tank so your points are moot.
@Brisco Darling Not to mention many areas of the US sole electrical source is either from coal or natural gas power plants. A coal-fired car wouldn't ever sound appealing, but it is the reality.
@Brisco Darling Sure they are toxic but normal people never interact with it. Way more people die from air pollution than battery poisons. Also fossil fuel makes climate change worse so even more deaths in the future. Only cheap batteries spontaneously combust, cars don't. Also battery last more than 10 years. You dont need heated garage for ev. These idiots know nothing but misinformation.
@@tom0516 Don't know why these idiots keep brining about coal power plants. Using a coal power plant to power ev is still way better than every car using fossil fuels. Ev are very efficient and electricity distribution loss is very less.
Right now electric is a lot cleaner than the old petrol car or bike no carbon emissions battery is easier to produce than petrol thats true. Lik in small scale like in electric scooter vs petrol scooter.. city drive I choose electric but for a long distance trip I choose the petrol ones. But soom Ice will be face out and lets welcome the electric era..
The problem here isn’t EV’s or using them.It’s the ineffective laws and government that can’t put a stop to these dirty companies exploiting children. If it wasn’t this resource,it’ll just be another resource that they’d be using to exploit.
Ev 's and what or where makes electricity? Yes they suck, and without charging they can say how far you can travel ?? if there are not enough charging stations, and the damage done by the batteries to the climate if that's an issue to the future !!!!!!
Great report! ... and to add to the "dirtiness" of batteries, they have to be charged ... with electricity that is mostly produced with (drum roll) ... fossil fuels!
they are. they are currently shifting to cobalt free LFP batteries. why did Palki did not tell that? all the other batteries containing cobalt will be recycled because cobalt as well as other metals in these batteries are very valuable. why did Palki did not tell that? did you know that the oil refineries use toxic cobalt too since decades which cannot be recycled because it is coming out of your tail pipe in small quantities? why did Palki did not tell that?
@@stefanweilhartner4415 what? Automobiles do not emit cobalt from the exhaust. Cobalt is one of the many rare metals found in the catalyst to help control emissions.
You missed the point or did not want to hear it; the problem is an encouragement from Chinese companies to children to work for Cobalt. All major EV manufacturers are buying from Chinese companies. Is it clear?
@@NickyMandem you're are considering only cobal but nobody speaks about tantalum , the reason which countries like Venezuela and DRC are kept in instability.Without tantalum , there are no radars or satellites or mobiles.
@@Nobody-cp5nm Well it's a big subject. But I will just make a few points. the oil industry have been using Cobalt for decades. and most modern electronic devices use batteries. So this is not simply an EV problem, and it detracts from the important step EV's make in building a cleaner more sustainable future.
@@Nobody-cp5nm To be fair I have been aware of the issues around Cobalt for years. This is nothing new. EV's have actually had a positive impact on the way Cobalt is being mined. And remember, these Artisen mines are what people choose to do, to earn a living. Nobody is forcing them.
@ryckak Total BS! Many EV have hit 1 million km and what comes out the tail pipe? Nothing! Where does your gas come from? Oil where does oil come from? The sea now go and tell the millions affected from oil spills and the animals that die from that! Then the polluted cities from the burnt product! Unbelievably how stupid the argument is when oil destroys so much as well as starts wars and kills millions!
Slave labor needs to be banned!This has been going on forever,all talk and no actions are taken!Governments are corrupt!The love of money is a big motivator!God protect these children who are being killed by these people who put no value to these precious children’s lives!As a population we need to make a stand to protect the children and prosecute those who hire them for barely a descent wage.Shameful!
In 2016, Hunter Biden's investment firm helped several Chinese business partners make a $3.8 billion transaction that transferred 80 percent of Congo’s Tenke Fungurum Cobalt mine from an American company to Beijing-backed China Molybdenum
It's really great to see an Indian News Agency talking on a global issue that too with proper data and research and not in a tone of gaur se dekhiye. Really great work madam
Palki, thank you for making me aware of this. It breaks my heart and makes me so very sad. Tesla and these companies need to be accountable! This planet is broken and I feel very helpless on what to do other than to buy things that don't hurt other people. I am so sad!
Buying things that don't hurt anyone seems almost impossible 😞 Smartphones, laptops, fossil fuel cars, electric cars... I wish she'd offer more of a way forward rather than just report on the negative. Like which companies are doing the most to solve these problems? For smartphones we got FairPhone (sadly not in the US). Will there be a FairCar? On the bright side, companies like Apple made changes after the massive exposé that happened. Last I checked, they had improved on Ethical Consumer ratings.
I appreciate the news delivered with Facts and Proof here. It’s also nice to watch this woman deliver the news without being overly dramatic or acting outrageously angry, or being personally assaulted like our self righteous CNN crew here in America. I will send this information to Governor Newsom and all my congressmen. ( even though I know nothing will be done about it, they still should have to go to bed at night knowing they did nothing.)
I fear that those you just mentioned are past feeling and they sleep just fine not caring in the least for those whom they are suppose to be rendering public service.
Saying your electric car kills people before it gets on the road is not dramatic? If you agree with this statement, then you’re contributing to the killing since you’re typing this on your laptop or your cell phone which have cobalt batteries. 🙄
WOW. This is so informative! You show the news the rest of the world is not talking about. It is refreshing to see your unbiased point of view on world topics.
An alarming eye opener. How much more treacherous can we get? Clean energy at their expense. And I am wondering what will the world do with those millions of old batteries in years to come. Pollute the earth!
The issue is with the governance in these African countries. Developed countries have been exploiting Africa for resources. This is not new. Battery minerals are almost completely recyclable. It is just a matter of extracting minerals from old batteries ,purifying them and re-using them. An ex-Tesla employee is working on setting such a business. There is a video about him on UA-cam. Secondly, All smart devices have batteries in them. The demand is not just from EV's. It is from laptops, mobile phones, smart watches, cordless tools and so many countless devices.
@@anirudhhhh Ev batteries will not get recycled because it's not economically feasible. It's cheaper to build a battery from scratch than recycling the parts. Very simple math; The only few technologies that have better benefits are Hydrogen cars. We need more hydrogen plants and more nuclear power plants.
@@Menga213 Right now it is not economically viable because EV vehicles are significantly less. In the future, it can be done. Hydrogen vehicles have batteries. The fuel cell does not start producing electricity from H2 instantly. It takes quite some time. Till then the car runs on batteries. Not to mention price of H2 is sky high, it is significantly difficult to transport and a H2 filling station is expensive to setup. Given the huge demand of EVs I don't think people mind the charge times.
Metals can be recycled. Oil&Gas cannot. If you would say that we all should stop buying cars and stop wasting resources I am fully with you. But oil is a no go !
@@t.d.5804 I own salvage yard with 1 million wrecked cars all oil and gas is drained from car before goes on yard, we cannot buy full EV vehicles becuz u cannot drain lithium out
You forgot about lead batteries and catalytic converter plus the fact that a gas vehicle will pollute everyday for 100 years or more. Gas vehicles built in 1920 still pollute even to this day...
Mankind thinks and believes that they can reincarnate back into this fallen realm. If they only are willing to accept that Buddha was wrong and we have reached all the points of no return,: we cut off the trees = leaving no oxygen to breath, we destroy our reproductive tools - leaving no place for the spirits (no body no place for the Spirit), we kill off animals and birds, because we: = fear them, = don`t know how to care for them and can´t care for them, = we are full of evil and death ourselves and not full of life and goodness like we think. We are blind and deaf - wont admit that we bring forth death and chaos nor life as we like to believe.
Thank you for this clear and important report! Now this video needs to be seen by 563 billion viewers and brought in front of main stream media in EVERY country.
Calm down. Greenies and Leftists have proclaimed that electric cars are the way to go regardless of the human and environmental destruction. So I'm gunna go out and get me 2 of those Tesla's tomorrow, I will be guilt free!
Fiedwebel Wolfenstool please In the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel 18:23 it said God said: Do you think I enjoy seeing evil people die?” Says the Sovereign LORD. “No, I would rather see them repent of their evil deeds so that they can live. End quote. What God means by live is, to be saved from hell fire after death, and from the lake of fire where all sinners will be cast on judgment day, after they had been brought back to life first and judged. To be destroyed and separated from God forever; and the Bible calls the lake of fire, the second death. After being saved from all these horrors, they would then live forever in heaven and the new, indescribable, beautiful, heavenly earth. Where there is no sorrow, pain, crying, sadness, hunger, thirst, suffering, sickness, disease and death. only everlasting happiness.
They don't have blonde hair and blue eyes unfortunately. The UN has never accomplished any of the goal it set to accomplish. I'd even say that ever since they were created, the situation has been worse. End of poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity my ass.
Paiki Sharma is a good host/presenter. Always e-cars get the big blame. Lithium and cobalt are in many things. E-scooters, e-bikes, laptops, phones, toys, electric tools and so on. Cobalt is for example also in colors for painting. And don't think that diesel or gas cars are a clean business and do not hurt human rights. We are consuming and wasting way too much. LESS or even radical less is the way to go. Going on foot or riding a regular bicycle is making less problems. Building and riding evs or gas or diesel cars is always making big problems.
@@robertloane6153"How dare you criticise daddy Elon " . He's the saviour of the world ,Master of market manipulation, He can even manipulate alien stock market
Palki is setting up a new benchmark in the field of Journalism for sure! Kudos to the WION back end team as well for gathering such information and making it presentable, which no other media houses are even remotely thinking about. 👏
No she doesnt , she whines alot. Did she provide an alternative? The reality is nobody is forcing those children to work , they want to earn some bucks because they are living inside a poor country , i mean OBVIOUSLY if they had an better alternative job they would have taken it long ago. Lots of crying in this report and very little reality how the world works, "blood batteries" lol gtfo
"Climate solution is not supposed to be at the expense of human lives." To be sure, there are many pursuing a climate solution whose goal it is to significantly reduce the human population leaving only those people they deem worthy to survive.
Yup, 20 days in July alone were spent flying. Burned enough fuel to power 210 Tractor trailers from Ottawa to Toronto. Even flew from Kelonwa to Petiction, 62k Did`nt want to sit in traffic like us peons. Hypocrite. He either does`nt believe his own alarmism or he just does`nt care.
We watch the news We feel sorry We just forget after a while “Whether these people fight for their freedom”? Until and unless these people stand on their rights and fight for their own good Nothings gonna change
How are they going to fight for their rights they are so poor they cant afford food to even have energy to fight & they can not afford guns they are not equiped to fight the chinese not even close I'm not saying that something should be done about it but it's going to have to be someone powerful enough to fight is government and the United States government Russia all the major polluter countries
@@jasminefrichtl806 that’s what I’m saying dear… fight might be even “non violence” just if they stop working… big tech companies and strong countries will feel the heat as they are not going to get the raw material with the same price… the only big gun these techies are owning is “POOR” by throwing some pennies on them
They will have a fighting chance when you and the rest of the world that benefits from cobalt and lithium batteries used by every smartphones or high tech device. How can they fight when the beneficiaries of the electronic devices.
We need to know more about this connection between electric car production and suffering in the Congo. Thank you for doing high quality professional journalism. We need this so badly in the United States!
Government of Congo should be ashamed allowing it's most vulnerable to be exploited. It is time for Congolese government to implement human rights standards.
In 2016, Hunter Biden's investment firm helped several Chinese business partners make a $3.8 billion transaction that transferred 80 percent of Congo’s Tenke Fungurum Cobalt mine from an American company to Beijing-backed China Molybdenum.
@@ross_ulbright7779 "Democratic Republic" means communist. For those of us who grew up during the Cold War, this was common knowledge. ALL of the Eastern European countries, which were behind the Iron Curtain, were part of the Soviet bloc, had official names of "Democratic Republic of ..........". Even though the name did not say it, they were all part of / under the control of / the Soviet Union. The largest country in this was Russia, which at that time, was communist. The communists do not care about their people, except to control them. That's it, nothing else.
It's been going on for many years now.(EVEY TIME YOU BUY a diamond 💎, or gold or a Battery, ,,most likely children suffered or perished in the Toxic process
This woman is a badass. I agree with her on some topics and disagree (sometimes strongly) on other topics. Either way, she is able to take a position and defend it.
By defending it, do you mean she gave possible solutions, because I didn't hear one. While a tragic story, it's only one side. What of what governments can do, what about passing laws and hiring overseers at decent wages? Just sayin'.
"Either way, she is able to take a position and defend it"!? Not in this video! This video is so replete with falsehoods that it is painful to watch. The list of misinformation presented is so long that it would take a small book to refute, but let me point to a least one salient example where the narrator asks "...do you know what these batteries are made of? Rare metals like lithium and cobalt." False. Lithium is not a rate metal. It is one of the most abundant elements found on earth. Further, new techniques for mining lithium have recently been developed and are now rapidly being deployed that are extremely environmentally responsible. Cobalt, on the other hand, actually is, as the narrator claims, a rare metal that is obtained in an exploitive way. But it is also rapidly being replaced in modern battery chemistry. Newer EV batteries don't use cobalt. Finally, and most importantly, batteries are recyclable and it is estimated that within 5 years 95% of the metals within batteries will be reused. In contrast, how much of the petrol that gets burned in an internal combustion engine vehicle will be recycled in 5 years? None. Contrary to what is claimed in this video, EVs do not run on dirty energy and the blood of children and it is the oil and gas industry, and not EVs, that is the driver of human rights abuse.
Thank you for bringing this to the attention of the world. It’s shocking to see child poverty exploited in this way and still it goes on, the least they could do is pay them a decent amount of money and some tools to do the job. From UK
Things need to be changed. They don’t have to pay them a decent amount of money, they are only young children, they should build schools for them so they can get education and hire adult person to work in mines.
@@joseb738 You are right, much better solution. I did wonder why the adults allowed their kids to go but I’m not in their situation so didn’t want to comment.
@@carolwright2234 They are born, growing up and living in extreme poverty till they dies. No school, library, or movie theatre, …… The only thing they can do is working at mines In unacceptable condition with several skin issues and some form of skin cancer The new government first , and the whole world need to do something to stop those Chinese and now Thank you for your attention. Please, We need your prayers.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
EVs don't use Cobalt in batteries. Amount of batteries used in cellphone and laptop is way more than used in EVs. Because ev battery is more likely to be recycled than smaller batteries in Mobile phones. So EVs are way more environment friendly than ICE cars
This should be a main story on the news, instead of having electric cars being rammed down our throats as the saviour of the world. Thanks for raising this.
Iam totally disgusted, the rich keep getting richer at the expense of third world human expense, yet our politicians keep patting each other on their backs and push for greener energy by means of electric vehicles! I wonder how many stocks they’ve bought so far! Thank you for this eye opening video!
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As a fellow Congolese I just want to say thank you for using your platform to share what is really happening in our country.
I hope you can get a better government that cares about your country. I heard your new government is better than the previous dictator so there is hope
China beat US to the cobalt supply! Wow.
Pure exploitation of your countries resources and people.
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Sad I tell people and my own family on topics like this still want to spend lots of money on electric vehicles shame.... I stick with gasoline vehicles.
That last statement is a punch line: "...Electric vehicles have miles to go, before they can claim to be clean..." Thanks y'all. God Help Us. We've got lots of work to do.
They are already making advancements with lithium batteries lookup solid-state metal lithium batteries they are 10 times better than what we have now, and also hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are the future
Whenever I watch something like this I wish for the Climate to go crazy faster than ever. When food becomes scarce these suckers will learn. God is sure watching and these greedy folks think they can do whatever.
Punchline - I thought the same. Not only do they have miles to go, their ‘range’ is still inadequate.
@@donaldrobinson214 I understand you.
But cost is a big deal with these two developments you've highlighted, meanwhile lots of R & D still being carried out on them to give good breakthrough and better output.
@@Vacillate-v9e These pains are real.
And I hope we can be more humane as individuals, cooperations/firms, institutions and governments.
As a fellow Congolese, I am glad you are sharing this info. Thank you for bringing up the sad reality that many Congolese children are living. This country is very rich in minerals,(gold, coltan,diamond, etc...)it was explored by Belgium and other people now while the local people remain poor.
Very sad , am so annoyed honestly. They are exploiting African
do not fear sister, one day all will be made new and we will be in zion
Are the Chinese colonizing this country now?
Very sad and very debilitating Diane. It's sad. The black colony is not free because of our pot belly leaders.
no excuses, look at Ukraine, people are literally fighting an empire on their own. Only women were allowed out of the country. How long must Congo suffer because the men there won't do what's NECESSARY!?!? Look at Rwanda, Paul Kagame was a rebel leader, he took control by force, kicked the French out and it is now a success story. That's how you win your freedom, it isn't given to you, it is EARNED by BLOOD!!
The lack of a conversation around the cradle to grave impact of EV isn’t just infuriating. It’s also a sign that the real reason behind this push isn’t benevolent and is mostly likely a mechanism to increase control by completely centralizing travel.
The Centralizing Travel (really human mobility) is the CENTRAL thrust of the green revolution. Stupid people here in California US do not even think much at all beyond what they are told. Let alone this nonsense of disbanding sales of gas cars by 2030. What do they think will happen once everyone is forced to rely on electricity. We already don't have enough on a hot summer week, now they want to go green its so obvious what the plan is.
This actually makes a lot of sense
Completely centralizing travel by encouraging everyone to buy their own e-car instead of bus/bike? Cars that can be recharged by fuel from a variety of sources, hydro-electric or nuclear or trickle charge solar, rather than relying on a handful of big oil companies?
@@lukebryan1848 so
@@lukebryan1848 You make good points, but how many sources of 110 or 220V electricity does the average American have in their house or apartment block? Probably one power company. I don't buy into the idea that EVs are being used to control travel, but cobalt mining doesn't seem cleaner than the oil industry, and EVs aren't the environmental panacea they are presented to be. That cleaner future, I think, is still a long ways down the road.
From USA; I've been waiting for somebody to bring this to light for over 5 years. Thank you.
Hello friend how are you doing today hope everything is going well over there?
This is eye opening content. Why you kept quiet never brought it out but instead waited over 5 years for someone to do it.
Read "Bright Green Lies" by Derrick Jensen.
Comrades
@@rubylane9867 how are doing honey?
The script. The facts. The delivery. The footages. The graphical representation. Everything is just so spot on. Thanks for shining light on this critical issue of BLOOD BATTERIES.
load of bullsh!t ! superficially attempting to alot blame to Tesla , when the real criminals are the chinese mining companies
99.9% of the time. It's the West.
@@MMMORPGPVPPLAYER If you have a major product you are buying it is your responsibility to make sure at the minimum children are not exploited. So you are 100% wrong!
@@MMMORPGPVPPLAYER It's real simple.
@@MMMORPGPVPPLAYER quit hiding with no name , it's not government just like its not government for gun violence
I applaud you for your Real Journalism, I’m a Congolese Canadian and I’ve wrote a paper on the health implications and human cost of going green for DRC that no else seems to care about.
🫶🏽 one day my sister Congolese will get all they deserve and more. Don’t give up, keep fighting. God bless and restore your people ❤️
You're doing a great work, keep on. More power and strength to you. Love from India.
@ThatRachel .....Can you share the link....thanks
She (the reporter) is lying however, this problem still existed on a massive scale when Europeans run most of the mines. Wars were incited and people like Lumumba were assassinated by the US just to keep the resources of Congo going to the west.
Real journalism 😂🤣😂🍆
Thanks Palki for putting this topic in spotlight.
I sincerely thank you very much for speaking out on these evil blood battery.. I traveled to Congo in 2018 to witness this myself and what I saw there keep tears in my eyes. There was a village that was totally wiped out over night by security men just to mine in that particular village.. People where killed and their homes scrap out..
Imagine if they'd found oil.
Makes me sick, children are killed like this...And to think the whole world praising Elon Musk..
@Edwin Maywa where does he get it then? GLENCORE still operates in the Congo. Luckily the DRC has decided to start taking a stand. They have halted all production of these minerals until renegotiations are made. The old president was a true coward who fed his pockets at the expense of his people but no more. You're going to experience that chip shortage now.
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@Edwin Maywa it would be Bolivia
As a Congolese born, I think it's time for the whole world to stand up, take action and say NO to what's happening to children in the Congo. Let's share this video and search for more like this one to save what's left to be saved!
@osee if you think they care you are dreaming,they never have or will first of all they don't even consider us as humans read history
Where do you live? Do you really know what's going on there?
@@daniel_960_ why don’t u doubt the manufacturers and China more than the reports of abuse ? Heavens sake
+1
@@MsSilkyJuneja the last thing I trust is mainstream media and randoms on social media.
There are plenty of sources saying this issue is way overblown. Like 90% of the mines like for the big companies are commercially operated and just normal mines. Then there are the illegally and family operated ones, because people are poor and want find ways to make money. Big companies don't source from them.
That's the Congo point.
The EV point is utter BS. Gas cars use similar amounts of rare earths. The cheaper EVs all have 0 cobalt because they're LFP. Expensive EVs with Nickel battery compared to electronics have also a much lower cobalt percentage.
It is refreshing to watch a compassionate, honest news reporter who ISN'T just an actor...
Wish here in America we could see this on our news channels.
But they'll be sued to do so
Saying they're showing "inappropriate content"
No bro if want to do a correct journalism then you should not broadcast it on TV because chances are there that your licence is cancelled and your office wii be seaced for a good journalism so streaming platform like UA-cam are much better
A factual news reporter. A group of people who went extinct in America in 2008. Replaced by a group of people who read words that are on a teleprompter and they have zero knowledge of what they just said.
So true
How do you know it's factual? Because you agree with it? 😅
Incredible Palki thanks for educating the world about the dark side of some industries!! Keep the good job!!! The world needs yours inputs more than ever. Bingo
I'm African and my heart bleeds to hear this most of the Time we ask questions like how did we find ourselves here as Africans. And nobody cares about Africa except for its minerals.
Afrika could become the richest continent if there was no corruption or poverty 💔
Those dictators of Afrika have ruined your place.
The value of human life is directly proportional to the color of the skin in today's world order....and it will remain the same as long as white people are on top of the order
They looted your and several other continents, transferred wealth to their native places (and prevented it from flowing back to you using international Intelactual property in WTO, using IMF, Using World bank)
They colonized and exterminated natives in two continents at least
Spread their religion/language/culture and standardized it telling others that they are less cultured
That all needs to reversed
I am very sorry for the greed and corruption that plagues your beautiful home. Africa is very special and unique. It should be appreciated not destroyed.
Hi
I care but People like us have no voice.
Africa has most commodités and still countries are poor. Just cannot compréhend. Wish your continent well.
@@daathisone5459 more like American and NATO dictators and their puppet politicians
Thank you for reporting truth and important information.
Ur advice gets people killed
It's incomplete
And partly true search the plug in india for the counter video for just 6 min
@Juri V Would you rather the kids starve to death?
She tells it how it is.
@Juri V lol most of them come from Russia. Some from Botswana.
"Climate solution not at the expense of human lives"
Completely agree on that, and I wish more people would agree to that statement.
Try reading a Bible. Earth is just a temporary school God made to refine our immortal souls. Earths going to be dead soon ( Armegeddon) & all this wont matter a bit.
Leo Kim those people feed their families by mining cobalt it's just unbelievable how naive some people are.
You ask too much of Americans
The expense of human lives has nothing to do with what kind of resource they need. It's how do people produce the resource that matters.
Humans are one of the biggest reasons for climate change
I've watched many reports from WION and Gravitas. This must be the very best production from you, Palki.
Asante sana.👏🏽🇺🇬
This is the kind of journalism we need! Uncovering the unpleasant truth. Great job Palki and Wion 👍🏻
Totally agreed!!!
You cannot hide the truth , agree.
Agree!!
I'd really enjoy uncovering her...She'd enjoy it more
If you are kn youtube looking for journalism you are in a wrong place
Thanku for putting such important topics on the limelight.Its happening for many years nd finally a media has guts to speak up against multinational companies.Thanku Palki for speaking up🙏
this is cuz usa and west dont have big oil reserves that electric car narrative being pushed
Palki so so dumb 🤣
Yeah I guess we should stop buying cobalt from Congo so that the media stay quiet when the Congolese die of starvation instead. Great thinking.
@@Ilamarea this is your thinking, nobody said this. Are you an evil?
@@user-vg3jz5yg1d He is not evil. He just spoke the truth. Give them some thing better to do and they will. Take away what they have and they will die.
"That's your electric car killing people even before it hits the road" 🙏😢
She is barking up the wrong tree.
@@XX-bn9sf Where should she be barking?
It's not killing. But certainly need better regulations
And that's your fossil fuel car killing everyone everytime it hits the road.
@@kajeralocse When all our electricity is produced using clean nuclear energy then I'll jump on board...
As a Congolese living in the US, Palki Sharma, you are a definition of truth and real media. Yes Congo ignored by the World is the country in the center of Africa and the richest in term of natural ressources. I was shocked to meet some Americans that don’t even know that tge uranium used by the United States to make the atomic bomb dropped in Hisroshima and Nagasaki called”The little boy came from Congo). The most powerful uranium in the World. Tge sad story is that the whole natural Congo’s ressources are shared between the world’s power and Congolese are dying and cannot even send kids to school.
Got that right girl! “The electric vehicles are killing people before they even hit the road ” Well put!!!
Is it electric vehicles or greedy goverments and corporations? Assigning responsibility to non sentient objects is a distraction and does not help.
So are all industrial products.
Apart from that also ,
@@MM-eo2oz EXACTLY! Congo is notoriously one of the worst countries when it comes to aid and the political nonsense that strips any chances of the people ever seeing ANYTHING that was given to help them.
I like that too. Also, THEY MAKE CHINA RICH! Which is why Democrats are pushing for them.
Finally Someone covered this topic. this is tight slap to all of those that thinks Electric vehicle are pollution free. Thank you very much
India has 1.3billion population
@@saintsupreme33 : ok?
@@saintsupreme33 so?
Electric vehicle are pollution free as compare to fuel burning vehicle.
You do realise the Mica for the make-up women put on their faces is actually worse and kills more people. Don’t forget 15,000 people die in coal mines every year! it’s amazing how you like to pick and choose, just because you don’t like Electric vehicles. So what you’re saying is not even worth reducing pollution. I’m sorry but your comment just proved that you lack critical thinking! Would you like me to mention the gold mine stats too and oil industry stat. They are 10,000% higher than any lithium mine! I’m really sorry that you haven’t figured out how illogical your thinking is!
Thank you Palki Sharma for having the Integrity, Dignity, Courage and Compassion to call out the clean ev deception. The metals and chemicals utilized in the electronics of ev's are very toxic to humans. Many places use coal generated electricity so now we are compounding the human health and environmental harm by charging toxic electric cars with coal generated electricity. When the ev batteries reach the end of their useful life they are extremely toxic waste to humans and the environment. There is not an industry set up to properly dispose of these toxic dead ev batteries because of the tremendous toxicity to human health. We are being told lies on climate, lies on electric vehicles, lies on many things because corrupt, greedy persons in postions of public trust are prioritizing profits over human health, and our environment. We need more journalists like yourself, and persons in positions of public trust that are trustworthy to prioritize human health, human rights, and responsible decisions about our environment. Peace be with you, Namaste, Shalom Aleichem, As Salam Alaikum, Salaam 🙏
Please Don't jump to conclusion like this. 95%+ of EV battery pack recycling tech is already existing and growing. search for redwood materials. Batteries will last more than a decade, so there is still time to scale battery recycling industry.
Yet millions of ice vehicle spew toxins in the air 24/7. Where all of us get the privilege to breath and get sick. No one demanding ice vehicles capture their exhaust. Also colbolt is used in pettolium production where it us burned up in ice vehicles. You missed that in your pie chart, why? Child labour is wrong no matter the industry. Fix that.
India are jealous of China success😅😂😅
First of the batteries can be fecycled to be able to be use as back up power with solar power.
Most of the lithium batteries can be rcycled now.
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More media outlets should report on this matter.
I'm from Belize. I am so grateful to have learnt this. This is heartbreaking and it is unimaginable that people claim green energy and success at the wanton disregard for human life. And it is always at the expense of Mother Africa.🙁🙁
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and mother Earth,
Whites plundered Africa for ages, Whites enslaved Blacks for ages, all thee white wealth is plundered from Africa and Africans
It's happening in Somalia and the American Army are assisting in the rape of lithium.
Small kids labouring in hot sun and suffocating in tunnels, mines and sometimes losing their life is the saddest thing on planet..My heart is crying for little souls. ॐ शांती..May God KRISHNA bless you and solve life problems
But you don't cry for the 9 million people that die every year from fossil fuels? What about the trillions of dollars we spend in extra health care costs?
Why do you weep for the few children suffering but applaud when many many many more suffer and die because of fossil fuels?
sometimes it seems there is no meaning or hope in this world when one hears stories like these. Hopefully there is a greater hope in the next life for these innocent souls
@@ryanthompson3737 Thanks to Americans technology and mass scale plastic use after world war and people got less sperm & dementia in comparison to a healthy man of age 80 from 1930 who can speak better and clear than a man now of age 65. We are feeding ourselves micro plastics. One thing that must be done, is to re-enter the golden era of 60's and 70's generation and dump plastic from Earth & use glass, paper & dry leaf & modern fruit skins packaging as practiced in those days. Everything natural and nature sourced as nature is abundant and we just need to maintain a bit for the preservation also
@@Shaktobengalee The isn't technology at all... nuclear power is one of the cleanest forms of energy and, if done right, one of the most advanced pieces of technology on this planet. Plastic is also not a new thing... it was relatively cheap and easy to produce, and was mass produced in America in the 1910's. By the 60's and 70's they were in everything from clothing, phones, food containers, and even in jewelry. If anything, the 60's and 70's were probably the worst for plastic usage compared to the last 5-10 years, especially considering they weren't always all that food safe.
Yes, those damned oil companies. They've been the largest user of cobalt for decades.
What a heartbreaking story. Those beautiful children being abused that way it’s absolutely appalling. It is good to know that there are still reporters out there willing to tell the truth and not hide behind agendas. Thank you for your integrity 🤩
It is total exploitation that sickens me, and I will not invest in solar panels or EV because of it!
true
But isn't it great that rich people can drive their expensive EVs, and 'pretend' to care about the planet?
Totally agreed!!!
Very Sad on the Children. And the electric cars SUCK. Why would Anyone with Money choose an ugly robot car over a CHEVROLET CORVETTE?!?!?!? I'll never get it.
As a congolese I really appreciate you do your job and pray that this will have affect this industry and the war around it. Countries close to our east part are nurturing this war and surprisingly are the exporters…
Never knew 70% of cobalt came from Congo, i was under impression it came only from china. Palki sharama and Wion are killing it with true journalism, great research on the subject, presented facts and valuable data.....This what we except from the media... Keep up the good work.
China are the owners, bought it out.
The amount Africa pay for internet alone .is like somebody hate you .they just want you blind all the time
I hear new batteries are significantly reducing Cobalt and there are various different chemistries of batteries, though. Interesting video.
true here is an over view to the worlds contributions :/ drop this heading into a search engine, its quite informative THE BIG EV LIE. Why They Won't Save the Planet & All About Dirty Electricity
Im sure china buys a portion from the congo and uses it for our products they sell the world
Thank you for highlighting the hidden aspect of "green." We need more reporting that gives people the facts!
Most "green" agendas are simply a scam to help the billionaires that invested in it make their money back. Otherwise, why would so many of these environmental activist billionaires be buying new beachfront homes? I thought the sea levels were going to rise and destroy the coasts?
Real green is geothermal and nuclear power.
Greed.
Only one? Only one hidden aspect of green? This lie is destroying the entire planet and everyone on it. And people still worship musk and think he's a friend to humanity. He is the biggest fraud of them all.
I love watching your channel, since u r part of ZEE news channel I have a doubt on ur authenticity. U know why!
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"Electric vehicles have miles to go before they can claim to be clean!!!". Wow that hit the ball out of the boundary. You rock palki ma'am...
Also, imagine what would happen if the demand for electricity doubled or tripled? Electricity is NOT clean.
@@marissashantez6051 it is for the most part now a days. We don’t use coal anymore, but yeah future looks promising with more research in nuclear power.
In their quest to enable driving " many miles " they need bigger and more exotic batteries. I fear the lack of compassion and fairness will still be many times further than any of their cars.
So do not buy Sulphur, as it is not cleaned - mined by people from live Volcano.
Do not buy diamond or other precious stones / metals. A lot of them are not cleaned.
Actually we should not do any trade with USA or in $, as their companies (a lot, not all) are involved in abusing local people for Oil, and other such stuff.
So we need to stop blaming material and should rightly ask local Govts to take care of their people before we do business with them.
@@rajendrajasathy4356 Diamonds have not been blood diamonds for twenty years now. Even diamonds from places like Botswana are more or less ethically mined. For other precious stones, I would tend to agree.
Where is the DRC government in the provision of labour standards? This is such a tragedy, needs to change..
Thank you Palki and Wion for bringing in this unprecedented story of child labour
Sadly, not unprecedented. Palki and Wion are in a long procession of heroes, which every generation must produce, to oppose this evil.
@@jimluebke3869 Look closer to home first!
As ever, WION shows the internet stuff nobody else does. Thanks again from the U.K.
She is foolish reporter. LFP batteries unlike Lithium Nickel do not require cobalt . And sodium batteries do not require this metaL. so now instead of exploiting labour , now they can go hungry and die.
EV's will continue and only way to reduce oil dependence . And its these oil money that has been supporting islamic terror in non-muslim lands , far worse than some exaggerated slave labour Issue the WION report states
I cannot believe though, that the now mainstream EV battery standard: Lithium Iron, and all new batteries like Tesla 4680 are all Cobalt free, but WION doesn't mention it for some reason... and I believe WION knows because it is a widely known fact already.
Yes she says it as it is.
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@MaYeRsDZ Exactly, they will one day convince their viewers that India is a better country in the world, in terms of international relationships.
I’m always looking for Palki’s presentation. Much love from Australia 🇦🇺
abc news (which has the logo, that is one extra loop added to a infinity sign) is from Australia na?
@@Usb-ls5rq yes the logo is actually two out of phase sign waves.
Yeah sometimes Sky News actually refers to WION. Palki is about the most hard hitting investigative news anchor I have seen.
I would just like to say I admire the way you use your platform to deliver international news, very informative keep up the good work
I love this lady. She has a voice through this channel that reaches many millions of people. I think she uses that position wisely. She's not hysterical or over dramtic. Just presents the information clearly.
"Cobalt. Its like their crypto."😒
Well done.
I love her too, just a shame she's married. ☹☹☹.
So sad the development of our future is really having determental affect on developing countries. Really feel for those young children. They should be in school.
I pity other media platforms...they don't use their tools for the benefit of their audience...they rather feed them lies and exciting news. So sad that's where we are now.
@@Hippucytees You would be surprised to know that his husband is a news anchor himself in a one of the biggest news corporation here in India and is very biased and bent over left liberal idiology. Exactly opposite of our Palki Sharma.
What's the point of it anyway. Neither you or me or anybody here can do anything about it unless we break democracy, politics and monarchy.
Wion needs to be appreciated for bringing soul into international journalism 📌
Glad this story is still getting covered. It has been going on for too many years.
😅 No chit , Everything that comes from China has child labor
These conditions are normal for Africa. Aren't you glad you don't live there?
@@harry130747 are u stupid i would rather change it then leave the evil be like wtf is wrong with you that is child abuse it should not happen in any parts of the world
World need to come together to regulate mines . Zero tolerance on child labour mines .
Every damn time, every coverage gives a new dimension to the already existing problems and the "solutions".
As always - To the point.
Yes, India is good at telling you how to think and feel.
Solutions... Lol. Like India or its media makes something good. Only blame game
@@Caesar_rex Yeah we all know how you hide behind the facade of goodness and democracy. If your own comfort is compromised, you look the other way to the peoples' problems.
@@fantasysportsanalysistfsa8938 Well, someone should teach the dumb.
@@fantasysportsanalysistfsa8938 Atleast we don't bomb and destroy other countries killing millions in the name of Democracy and Human rights like some entitled western countries...
The waste produced by a lot of these green energy and recycling programs will never be reported by the main stream, thank you for bringing it to light
Because it's minor compared to fossil fuels.
@@blueisthecolor3463 Which is what produces the electricity to recharge the EV's. In the U.S., about 61% of electricity is produced using "fossil fuels", including natural methane gas (technically not a fossil fuel). Worldwide, 84% of electricity production is from fossil fuels.
@@leonardeast3389 Since electricity transmission has less loss and ev motors very efficient, using fossil fuels to produce electricity for ev is still way better than every car using fossil fuels.
These types of working conditions is tough enough even for an adult, having young children doing it is totally unacceptable.
Is not good
You do it then lol
Why to the oxycodone miners praise their dirty coal jobs and want to protect them for the children?
Didn't see where anyone was forcing these kids? They where there by choice. Just saying be careful when watching any news affected by how many viewers they have in any way. She seams legit to me but my senses detected a fierce bias
I'm surprised YT has not cancelled this video. Great reporting, the world needs to know the truth!
FINALLY someone said it! I've been trying to explain this to people around me but they just don't get it. I hope this reaches an even bigger audience, it needs to, and that people stop blindly believing in this "electric cars are the future" bs.
Electric cars probably are the future. But tell us the real costs to the world.
This is trying to bring down pollution by cutting down on the human population.
They are the future. But ethical sourcing needs to be taken in priority.
Many get it my brother. I think most people are seduced by advertising and doctored articles filling their heads with lies.. they'll slowly wake up to the truth when they discover that their ev is a cheap piece pf plastic that is too expensive to repair. They're not built to last 20-30 years like our low maintenance internal combustion engines
There are many fools repeating slogans like "ev is the future "'
They are the same ones that don't know that alloy wheels damage their bikes in the long run. They don't know that tyre spokes aree used in all mountain bikes and high end harleys because spokes help in load distribution. Fools are seduced by addvertisement/slogans . They just go around repeating slogans like mindless robots and they lack a certain ability to study a subject to find truth
What you fail to mention is that they are making great improvements with lithium batteries just look up solid-state metal lithium batteries they are 10 times better than what we have now and also hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are the future and Japan is already producing one
Im from the west, from The Netherlands, wish we had this kind of in "your face" journalisme. Tnx and keep on doing great work !
Pa. In 🇺🇸, We feel the same way. Can't believe a word CNN talks about. I tracked by back ground, my family came from Your country. " Roberts"
@@sharppy55 In 2016, Hunter Biden's investment firm helped several Chinese business partners make a $3.8 billion transaction that transferred 80 percent of Congo’s Tenke Fungurum Cobalt mine from an American company to Beijing-backed China Molybdenum.
It is not about "EV", it is about the exploitation of the powerless by the powerful -- the inhumane activities which have been going on for centuries. World governments need to put laws into place about child labor. This has been true for too long.
Yeah, but its also about people's over expectation of luxury.
American's and Europeans want air conditioned, 500-1000 BHP EVs... to become environment friendly???
Truth is EVs are not supposed to be affordable, companies like Tesla are loss making companies who barely make it by selling EV credits (yeah, US, UK gov runs EV credit schemes).
Forget cobalt. If entire Africa today stops exporting all it minerals Europe, China and USA can forget about half of the things in their daily lives (from fruits ... to semiconductors ... to Gold and diamonds)
They won't because these children are worth nothing in their eyes all they see is money signs
This exploitation isn't happening in the large-scale corporate mines because they are already subject to laws, but in the small-scale artisanal mines - not powerful players by any means.
@@gtw4546 BINGO! And just like this reported stated “Tesla, Volvo, VW have NO WAY to map their material sourcing”
World Gov need to put laws into place how funny when it is the demon's in world gov that is causing it
Dear Palki Madam, Salute to you and WION for such a brilliant reporting specially on issues like Poverty, Education, Science, Nature Issues etc....... Hope Indian Prime media channels will learn from you.... 👍👍👍.....Keep it up
Palki is a proffessa.Wion is the next big media giant.I can watch her the whole day.
'i can watch her the whole day' 😄
As if the UA-cam will allow them to report freely
Agreed. A rare diamond in a shady world...
@@Nirju19887 you got a point
@UC0ytvamFopcnFriYyo3J-rA then why don't compare the per capita income with those countries also, sometimes look for bigger pictures as well
Another informative report on how green energy is not really all that green. Thanks 👍
It's often red.
Green lobby is full of watermelons
If properly maintained, many combustion engine cars can run for an absurdly long time. Not so of any EV.
Nothing to do with green energy here
I wish this news shook the world and atleast uplift the conditions of people in Congo
Well...you have to keep in mind that tree huggers are very cruel people,the militant one wouldn t think twice about sacrificing humanity if they can save the environment.
In their mind this is justified,the end is a noble pursuit.
The whole world has reached a place ,from where a return seems impossible. Greed has taken over humanity. Sometimes the Government seems worst than the kings rule. Atleast kings were worried for their people.
Dear Palki Sharma Upadhaya keep up the good work. Take care 🔥🔥
Total destruction is nearing.. be prepared
Climate change delusion has possessed half the planet.
Namaste lovely
sticking with oil and gas is not the answer either. shoveling mountains of oil and gas money into pootin's ass leads to financing pootin to fight wars and kill civilians. 1000 more people have to die in these wars for oil then children in the kongo.
and you cant recycle oil but companies are very happy to recycle cobalt because of its value.
ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY CORRECT NOW YOU WILL SEE GOD COME ,HE COMES TO MAKE THINGS NEW AGAIN ,BUT THIS TIME HE COMES WITH A SWORD!! WATCH OUT AND THE GATES OF HELL ARE NOW OPEN AND satan IS HERE FOR HIS HARVEST TOO!
Same cobalt is being used in Petrol Refining too. Electric Vehicles companies are innovating new technology to use bettery with no cobalt.
Absolutely informative!
Very professional and transparent news the way that they are supposed to be.
Hats off to this channel- I’m your fan now
Same here.
It's dificult to find a real reporter these days.
Watch her video exposing China lab leak theory.
Blaming the EV industry for poor child labor laws in a country? That is good reporting? It is not like all EVs use cobalt nor that poor labor laws effect cobalt only. Modern mining methods could be used. What is happening is not due to EVs but a poor government that took money from China which went to a corrupt government which than exploited the citizens. This is far from being unique to EVs and existed way before EVs.
I wouldn't say it was professional at all.
It started well and is informative and correct in questioning this version/monopolization of the "green revolution" and pretend care for the environment, but the "report" instantly turned into a China hit-piece and she couldn't repeat "blood cobalt and China" enough.
“Electric vehicles have miles to go before they can proclaim to be clean” well said!
@Brisco Darling You're still driving around with a tank filled with flammable liquid anyway aren't you? Each cell in the batteries of EVs are fused and the battery itself is potted in resin and built like a tank so your points are moot.
@Brisco Darling Not to mention many areas of the US sole electrical source is either from coal or natural gas power plants. A coal-fired car wouldn't ever sound appealing, but it is the reality.
@Brisco Darling Sure they are toxic but normal people never interact with it. Way more people die from air pollution than battery poisons. Also fossil fuel makes climate change worse so even more deaths in the future.
Only cheap batteries spontaneously combust, cars don't. Also battery last more than 10 years. You dont need heated garage for ev.
These idiots know nothing but misinformation.
@@tom0516 Don't know why these idiots keep brining about coal power plants. Using a coal power plant to power ev is still way better than every car using fossil fuels. Ev are very efficient and electricity distribution loss is very less.
Right now electric is a lot cleaner than the old petrol car or bike no carbon emissions battery is easier to produce than petrol thats true. Lik in small scale like in electric scooter vs petrol scooter.. city drive I choose electric but for a long distance trip I choose the petrol ones. But soom Ice will be face out and lets welcome the electric era..
The problem here isn’t EV’s or using them.It’s the ineffective laws and government that can’t put a stop to these dirty companies exploiting children. If it wasn’t this resource,it’ll just be another resource that they’d be using to exploit.
How would you get cheaper stuff then?
Did you perhaps also consider that it is the American Corporations backed by the US military that creates these "ineffective governments and laws"?
Slavery is the only Green energy
Ev 's and what or where makes electricity? Yes they suck, and without charging they can say how far you can travel ?? if there are not enough charging stations, and the damage done by the batteries to the climate if that's an issue to the future !!!!!!
You can always use your feet to send them a message.
Great report! ... and to add to the "dirtiness" of batteries, they have to be charged ... with electricity that is mostly produced with (drum roll) ... fossil fuels!
As a fellow Indian I just want to say thank you for using your platform to share what is really happening in our country.
she represents international news agency from India..you can watch local Indian news channel for waht is happening in India.
She is not at all talking aviut india, mr copy paste
I hope more folks will start listening. I'm so frustrated with these silly EV owners who think they are morally superior for using electricity.
they are. they are currently shifting to cobalt free LFP batteries. why did Palki did not tell that?
all the other batteries containing cobalt will be recycled because cobalt as well as other metals in these batteries are very valuable. why did Palki did not tell that?
did you know that the oil refineries use toxic cobalt too since decades which cannot be recycled because it is coming out of your tail pipe in small quantities?
why did Palki did not tell that?
Then dont use your phone or anything else made in China, Africa and India. What country are you from?
@@stefanweilhartner4415 Why did you not write in sentences? That starts with capitalizing the first word of each sentence.
@@robertveith6383 why’s that your concern?
@@stefanweilhartner4415 what? Automobiles do not emit cobalt from the exhaust. Cobalt is one of the many rare metals found in the catalyst to help control emissions.
Common not just electric vehicles...the Li ion battery for your wireless mic, video recorder & mobile phone is equally guilty of blood money as well.
If you watch the video fully she stated what you are saying, but 50% of the kobalt goes to electric car battery’s
You missed the point or did not want to hear it; the problem is an encouragement from Chinese companies to children to work for Cobalt. All major EV manufacturers are buying from Chinese companies. Is it clear?
Watch it whole.
@@NickyMandem you're are considering only cobal but nobody speaks about tantalum , the reason which countries like Venezuela and DRC are kept in instability.Without tantalum , there are no radars or satellites or mobiles.
Hell yea she’s blaming on electric cars what about those batteries 🔋 she has use in her life
Palki ,
Listening you is like reciting a poetic love letter !
Proud of the fact there are still few news channels worth watching
Not really, there is a far bigger picture than what was reported here.
@@daydreamer8373 kindly elaborate
@@Nobody-cp5nm Well it's a big subject. But I will just make a few points. the oil industry have been using Cobalt for decades. and most modern electronic devices use batteries. So this is not simply an EV problem, and it detracts from the important step EV's make in building a cleaner more sustainable future.
@@daydreamer8373 at least someone reported, now it will spark conversation and this thing will reach to more and more people
@@Nobody-cp5nm To be fair I have been aware of the issues around Cobalt for years. This is nothing new. EV's have actually had a positive impact on the way Cobalt is being mined. And remember, these Artisen mines are what people choose to do, to earn a living. Nobody is forcing them.
The other thing they never mention is what happens when you need to dispose of the battery when it fails.
@ryckak Total BS! Many EV have hit 1 million km and what comes out the tail pipe? Nothing! Where does your gas come from? Oil where does oil come from? The sea now go and tell the millions affected from oil spills and the animals that die from that! Then the polluted cities from the burnt product! Unbelievably how stupid the argument is when oil destroys so much as well as starts wars and kills millions!
90 percent of lithium battery can be recycle which eliminate need for mining
Slave labor needs to be banned!This has been going on forever,all talk and no actions are taken!Governments are corrupt!The love of money is a big motivator!God protect these children who are being killed by these people who put no value to these precious children’s lives!As a population we need to make a stand to protect the children and prosecute those who hire them for barely a descent wage.Shameful!
just throw them in the lake
95% of an EV battery can be recycled (and the 5% remaining is mostly things like mixed plastics).
Yeah, that’s my country. This been going on for almost 30 years. Caused by USA, Belgium 🇧🇪 and France. I love Indian. Thanks for doing this video.
@Osas👌 hahah
In 2016, Hunter Biden's investment firm helped several Chinese business partners make a $3.8 billion transaction that transferred 80 percent of Congo’s Tenke Fungurum Cobalt mine from an American company to Beijing-backed China Molybdenum
Hi I'm from the UK and I watch alot of your videos, very informative 👍
It's really great to see an Indian News Agency talking on a global issue that too with proper data and research and not in a tone of gaur se dekhiye. Really great work madam
Palki, thank you for making me aware of this. It breaks my heart and makes me so very sad. Tesla and these companies need to be accountable! This planet is broken and I feel very helpless on what to do other than to buy things that don't hurt other people. I am so sad!
The planet's not broken, it's the people on it that are.
Buying things that don't hurt anyone seems almost impossible 😞 Smartphones, laptops, fossil fuel cars, electric cars... I wish she'd offer more of a way forward rather than just report on the negative. Like which companies are doing the most to solve these problems? For smartphones we got FairPhone (sadly not in the US). Will there be a FairCar?
On the bright side, companies like Apple made changes after the massive exposé that happened. Last I checked, they had improved on Ethical Consumer ratings.
I appreciate the news delivered with Facts and Proof here. It’s also nice to watch this woman deliver the news without being overly dramatic or acting outrageously angry, or being personally assaulted like our self righteous CNN crew here in America. I will send this information to Governor Newsom and all my congressmen. ( even though I know nothing will be done about it, they still should have to go to bed at night knowing they did nothing.)
In other words plain facts!
I fear that those you just mentioned are past feeling and they sleep just fine not caring in the least for those whom they are suppose to be rendering public service.
@@ralphmiller2265 you’re right! So sad
Saying your electric car kills people before it gets on the road is not dramatic? If you agree with this statement, then you’re contributing to the killing since you’re typing this on your laptop or your cell phone which have cobalt batteries. 🙄
@@ritabartasiute466 Did she said she had laptop? Some use stationary mini pc which draw less than 10W.
Great reporting , thx for unveiling the truth . 👍👏
WOW. This is so informative! You show the news the rest of the world is not talking about. It is refreshing to see your unbiased point of view on world topics.
Totally agreed!!!
Everyone is biased.
An alarming eye opener. How much more treacherous can we get? Clean energy at their expense. And I am wondering what will the world do with those millions of old batteries in years to come. Pollute the earth!
The issue is with the governance in these African countries. Developed countries have been exploiting Africa for resources. This is not new.
Battery minerals are almost completely recyclable. It is just a matter of extracting minerals from old batteries ,purifying them and re-using them.
An ex-Tesla employee is working on setting such a business. There is a video about him on UA-cam.
Secondly, All smart devices have batteries in them. The demand is not just from EV's. It is from laptops, mobile phones, smart watches, cordless tools and so many countless devices.
@@anirudhhhh Ev batteries will not get recycled because it's not economically feasible. It's cheaper to build a battery from scratch than recycling the parts. Very simple math; The only few technologies that have better benefits are Hydrogen cars. We need more hydrogen plants and more nuclear power plants.
@@Menga213 Right now it is not economically viable because EV vehicles are significantly less. In the future, it can be done.
Hydrogen vehicles have batteries. The fuel cell does not start producing electricity from H2 instantly. It takes quite some time. Till then the car runs on batteries.
Not to mention price of H2 is sky high, it is significantly difficult to transport and a H2 filling station is expensive to setup.
Given the huge demand of EVs I don't think people mind the charge times.
Shoot them out to space 👌
The toxic metals that remain after the batteries become unusable will be an environmental disaster worse than fossil fuel cars
No it wont lol.
Metals can be recycled. Oil&Gas cannot. If you would say that we all should stop buying cars and stop wasting resources I am fully with you. But oil is a no go !
@@t.d.5804 I own salvage yard with 1 million wrecked cars all oil and gas is drained from car before goes on yard, we cannot buy full EV vehicles becuz u cannot drain lithium out
You forgot about lead batteries and catalytic converter plus the fact that a gas vehicle will pollute everyday for 100 years or more. Gas vehicles built in 1920 still pollute even to this day...
@@steve-o6413 which is almost infinitesimal when compared with Chinese coal fired power stations
Great anchor her presentation and oration is best
This is sad man! The corruption in this world hurts my heart. These people need to be fairly compensated for their hard work!
Mankind thinks and believes that they can reincarnate back into this fallen realm.
If they only are willing to accept that Buddha was wrong and we have reached all the points of no return,:
we cut off the trees = leaving no oxygen to breath,
we destroy our reproductive tools - leaving no place for the spirits (no body no place for the Spirit),
we kill off animals and birds, because we:
= fear them,
= don`t know how to care for them and can´t care for them,
= we are full of evil and death ourselves and not full of life and goodness like we think.
We are blind and deaf - wont admit that we bring forth death and chaos nor life as we like to believe.
@@gaaanaaa Hbomberguys Vaccine-Video has already become legendary. It went down in History. What’s more to say?
@@gaaanaaa So you support this level of corruption??? Think dummy
@@gaaanaaa calm down cksucka, just dont buy electric cars
@@gaaanaaa There's a difference between labour and exploitation. I guess you never understood the whole point of this video.
Thank you for this clear and important report! Now this video needs to be seen by 563 billion viewers and brought in front of main stream media in EVERY country.
Calm down. Greenies and Leftists have proclaimed that electric cars are the way to go regardless of the human and environmental destruction. So I'm gunna go out and get me 2 of those Tesla's tomorrow, I will be guilt free!
Thank you WION for reporting on this mostly-ignored issue.
Fiedwebel Wolfenstool please In the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel 18:23 it said God said: Do you think I enjoy seeing evil people die?” Says the Sovereign LORD. “No, I would rather see them repent of their evil deeds so that they can live. End quote.
What God means by live is, to be saved from hell fire after death, and from the lake of fire where all sinners will be cast on judgment day, after they had been brought back to life first and judged. To be destroyed and separated from God forever; and the Bible calls the lake of fire, the second death.
After being saved from all these horrors, they would then live forever in heaven and the new, indescribable, beautiful, heavenly earth. Where there is no sorrow, pain, crying, sadness, hunger, thirst, suffering, sickness, disease and death. only everlasting happiness.
This is horrible I had no idea this story needs to be told in America. the world needs to know this.
And here UNHRC remains silent 🤫
They r not white...
Its just a useless whitemans talk shop
UNHRC are the worst hypocrites
not blue eyed or blondes....so it doesn't matter for UN
They don't have blonde hair and blue eyes unfortunately. The UN has never accomplished any of the goal it set to accomplish. I'd even say that ever since they were created, the situation has been worse. End of poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity my ass.
Very well researched video with a very clear message.
Businesses are running on human blood crushing human rights and this is just unacceptable
Very well spoken too,thanks to this lady
We need clean afairs not bloody afairs that is unbereable.
Have for a very, very long time.................................🔺️👁👹
@@obivankeno2068 👍Yes. and not only that..its also unbearable.👍
Same old strategy, deplete poor nations resources while claiming in conferences that they're the main protagonists of climate change.
That's all true, real unlucky generation and we love you here Palki.
Paiki Sharma is a good host/presenter. Always e-cars get the big blame. Lithium and cobalt are in many things. E-scooters, e-bikes, laptops, phones, toys, electric tools and so on. Cobalt is for example also in colors for painting. And don't think that diesel or gas cars are a clean business and do not hurt human rights. We are consuming and wasting way too much. LESS or even radical less is the way to go. Going on foot or riding a regular bicycle is making less problems. Building and riding evs or gas or diesel cars is always making big problems.
Thank you for bringing this issue to the public. More people need to see this. Also, very similar to blood diamonds.
Just like the mercury mining
Changed my whole perspective about EV's! 😔
Thank you for showing what we usually don't see, the BTS. Respect and gratitude to WION and Palki
Child labor is also problem in India but nobody does s*** about it
Aagaye duniya ki har problem ko India se jodne waale. Aapse kisine pucha ki India mai child labour ki problem hai ya nahi?
It really shouldn't. EV's are an important part of building a cleaner more sustainable future.
@@daydreamer8373 while more children die for your greener future, kudos
and not a word about fossil fuel industry...I suppose that one is run by holy nuns. Sad you fail to present both sides of the coin.
There's a dark side to every technology. For the moment, batteries are the fashion for EVs.
Ev's are worse thing ever produced for society. The damage is irreversible
EV= electric virtuosness?
You mean "Dark people" xD
Hydrogen is cleaner and better
@@gold.2948 Hydrogen is not cleaner at least for cars. EV's are inevitable and an important step towards a cleaner more sustainable future.
Grateful for your honest but devastating report, Palki, this should be mainstream everywhere.
But it never will be as it goes against the Narrative, best you can do is share this on all your social media platforms as I have done.
"Cobalt it is like their crypto"😑 what a great explanation of Hidden facts thanks a bunch palki mam🙂🙏
Yet Elon Musk can spend 61Billion on Twitter?
@@robertloane6153"How dare you criticise daddy Elon " . He's the saviour of the world ,Master of market manipulation, He can even manipulate alien stock market
CRYPTO scam
Palki is setting up a new benchmark in the field of Journalism for sure! Kudos to the WION back end team as well for gathering such information and making it presentable, which no other media houses are even remotely thinking about. 👏
No she doesnt , she whines alot. Did she provide an alternative? The reality is nobody is forcing those children to work , they want to earn some bucks because they are living inside a poor country , i mean OBVIOUSLY if they had an better alternative job they would have taken it long ago. Lots of crying in this report and very little reality how the world works, "blood batteries" lol gtfo
This is hardly a new news story
@@s3kir3i98 Providing an alternative is besides the point.
@S3kir3i she is a journalist; she's meant to be reporting the facts not solving the worlds problem
To be honest, I'm afraid she will be Epsteined. She's putting thorns in the sides of too many wealthy and powerful people.
"Climate solution is not supposed to be at the expense of human lives."
To be sure, there are many pursuing a climate solution whose goal it is to significantly reduce the human population leaving only those people they deem worthy to survive.
Most definitely!!! They see human life as the number one problem!
The only Climate solution is $$$.
Exactly
I second that.
Someone really needs to clue in VW about their involvement into that "DIESELGATE" thingy...
Thank you for bringing everything out to the light. Keep up the great work...Supporter from Chicago/Elgin IL
This lady is smart and authentic. Unlike Justin Trudeau who goes on about climate but then flys in his private jet
Yup, 20 days in July alone were spent flying. Burned enough fuel to power 210 Tractor trailers from Ottawa to Toronto. Even flew from Kelonwa to Petiction, 62k
Did`nt want to sit in traffic like us peons. Hypocrite. He either does`nt believe his own alarmism or he just does`nt care.
We watch the news
We feel sorry
We just forget after a while
“Whether these people fight for their freedom”?
Until and unless these people stand on their rights and fight for their own good
Nothings gonna change
How are they going to fight for their rights they are so poor they cant afford food to even have energy to fight & they can not afford guns they are not equiped to fight the chinese not even close I'm not saying that something should be done about it but it's going to have to be someone powerful enough to fight is government and the United States government Russia all the major polluter countries
@@jasminefrichtl806 that’s what I’m saying dear… fight might be even “non violence” just if they stop working… big tech companies and strong countries will feel the heat as they are not going to get the raw material with the same price… the only big gun these techies are owning is “POOR” by throwing some pennies on them
Facts💯
They will have a fighting chance when you and the rest of the world that benefits from cobalt and lithium batteries used by every smartphones or high tech device. How can they fight when the beneficiaries of the electronic devices.
Privately owned arms are the primary symptom of liberty.
Thank you for talking about this. Greed is the real enemy to our world.
Who does your graphics presentation? They are amazing.
We need to know more about this connection between electric car production and suffering in the Congo. Thank you for doing high quality professional journalism. We need this so badly in the United States!
Government of Congo should be ashamed allowing it's most vulnerable to be exploited. It is time for Congolese government to implement human rights standards.
@@ross_ulbright7779 they (Congo's government) would but they would be taken out very quick by those who have a lot to loose.
In 2016, Hunter Biden's investment firm helped several Chinese business partners make a $3.8 billion transaction that transferred 80 percent of Congo’s Tenke Fungurum Cobalt mine from an American company to Beijing-backed China Molybdenum.
@@ross_ulbright7779 "Democratic Republic" means communist. For those of us who grew up during the Cold War, this was common knowledge. ALL of the Eastern European countries, which were behind the Iron Curtain, were part of the Soviet bloc, had official names of "Democratic Republic of ..........". Even though the name did not say it, they were all part of / under the control of / the Soviet Union. The largest country in this was Russia, which at that time, was communist. The communists do not care about their people, except to control them. That's it, nothing else.
It's been going on for many years now.(EVEY TIME YOU BUY a diamond 💎, or gold or a Battery, ,,most likely children suffered or perished in the Toxic process
This woman is a badass. I agree with her on some topics and disagree (sometimes strongly) on other topics. Either way, she is able to take a position and defend it.
she is right and producing ev's are 5x worse for the environment.
But not quite up to date.
@@Menga213 That is nonsense. Please educate yourself. Extracting, Refining Oil is worse.
By defending it, do you mean she gave possible solutions, because I didn't hear one. While a tragic story, it's only one side. What of what governments can do, what about passing laws and hiring overseers at decent wages? Just sayin'.
"Either way, she is able to take a position and defend it"!? Not in this video!
This video is so replete with falsehoods that it is painful to watch. The list of misinformation presented is so long that it would take a small book to refute, but let me point to a least one salient example where the narrator asks "...do you know what these batteries are made of? Rare metals like lithium and cobalt." False. Lithium is not a rate metal. It is one of the most abundant elements found on earth. Further, new techniques for mining lithium have recently been developed and are now rapidly being deployed that are extremely environmentally responsible. Cobalt, on the other hand, actually is, as the narrator claims, a rare metal that is obtained in an exploitive way. But it is also rapidly being replaced in modern battery chemistry. Newer EV batteries don't use cobalt. Finally, and most importantly, batteries are recyclable and it is estimated that within 5 years 95% of the metals within batteries will be reused. In contrast, how much of the petrol that gets burned in an internal combustion engine vehicle will be recycled in 5 years? None. Contrary to what is claimed in this video, EVs do not run on dirty energy and the blood of children and it is the oil and gas industry, and not EVs, that is the driver of human rights abuse.
Thank you for bringing this to the attention of the world. It’s shocking to see child poverty exploited in this way and still it goes on, the least they could do is pay them a decent amount of money and some tools to do the job. From UK
Things need to be changed. They don’t have to pay them a decent amount of money, they are only young children, they should build schools for them so they can get education and hire adult person to work in mines.
@@joseb738 You are right, much better solution. I did wonder why the adults allowed their kids to go but I’m not in their situation so didn’t want to comment.
@@carolwright2234 Morals and principles go out of the window in extreme poverty and squalor. Sadly
@@carolwright2234 They are born, growing up and living in extreme poverty till they dies. No school, library, or movie theatre, ……
The only thing they can do is working at mines
In unacceptable condition with several skin issues and some form of skin cancer
The new government first , and the whole world need to do something to stop those Chinese and now
Thank you for your attention. Please, We need your prayers.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
EVs don't use Cobalt in batteries.
Amount of batteries used in cellphone and laptop is way more than used in EVs.
Because ev battery is more likely to be recycled than smaller batteries in Mobile phones.
So EVs are way more environment friendly than ICE cars
This should be a main story on the news, instead of having electric cars being rammed down our throats as the saviour of the world. Thanks for raising this.
This is very educative…who & why is electric narrative pushed so hard when it is so unethical..Thanks WION for reporting such important topic..
This report is not applicable today. Battery tech is moving rapidly. Away from nickel and cobalt
It's applicable until the last child/adult is not put in a position.
Not just EVs, any equipments that use Li-ion need cobalt which when mined are unethical.
Because it is still good for moving away from oil dependency
Because oil will run out soon. So many auto tech giants need alternates to survive.
Iam totally disgusted, the rich keep getting richer at the expense of third world human expense, yet our politicians keep patting each other on their backs and push for greener energy by means of electric vehicles! I wonder how many stocks they’ve bought so far! Thank you for this eye opening video!
Totally agreed!!! How many are already heavily invested and poised to be investing in electric cars?
Concise, informative, on point. High researched summary.
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