Circular Energy Storage predicts the world will generate around 1.2 million tonnes of battery waste per year by 2030.

This is one of the conclusions from a global inquiry launched after the collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed hundreds.

Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors

The miner, a unit of Grupo Mexico, has sought to build the mine for nearly a decade, but opposition from locals fearing pollution and loss of water supply has thwarted the effort.