Q&A: Why cleantech might not be as clean as it seems

Until the AI boom , the renewable energy transition was perhaps humanity’s most talked about technological breakthrough, positioning clean, electrified tech as the world’s best bet to fend off the existential threat of climate change. But as global powers race to dig up the critical minerals needed to power that energy transition, a renewable revolution might not be as sustainable as many think. Vince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author whose most recent book, Power Metal: The Race