Siddharth Kara’s Cobalt Red exposes the brutal human and environmental cost behind the batteries powering our smartphones and electric vehicles. A searing investigative work that reveals the hidden suffering in Congo’s cobalt mines.
Buy Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara in Sri Lanka – LKR 2,900
Cobalt Red is a powerful investigative exposé that takes you deep into the heart of Congo’s cobalt mines, where the materials for our smartphones, laptops, and electric vehicles are extracted at devastating human and environmental cost.
What Makes This Book Essential
Award-winning researcher and activist Siddharth Kara spent years documenting the reality behind cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through first-hand accounts from miners—including children as young as six—Kara reveals:
– Child Labor & Exploitation: Families working in hazardous conditions for pennies per day
– Environmental Destruction: Toxic contamination of soil and water affecting entire communities
– Supply Chain Ethics: How major tech companies source materials tied to abuse
– The Green Energy Paradox: The hidden cost of our transition to clean technology
Critical Acclaim
Described as “searing” and “essential,” Cobalt Red has been recognized as one of the most important investigative works exposing modern exploitation. Kara’s meticulous research and compelling storytelling make complex global issues accessible and urgent.
Book Details
– Author: Siddharth Kara
– Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
– Published: 2023
– Pages: 320
– ISBN: 9781250322159
– Binding: Paperback
– Language: English
– Price: LKR 2,900
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