The Elements of Power

The Elements of PowerTheres a certain irony at the heart of The Elements of Power. The very materials promised to power a cleaner, greener future come with a story that is anything but clean. In this deeply reported and quietly unsettling book, Nicolas Niarchos takes a sharp look at the hidden costs of the green transition. Tracing the global race for battery metals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to China and the United States, Niarchos reveals a world shaped

The very materials promised to power a cleaner

It’s both forensic and deeply heartfelt

and surrounding

He looked a little sheepish and told me he was off the Lake District to finish a book about the history of his family’s collection of netsuke

in order to bake bread for his family

Four decades ago

the book explores why mending matters—culturally

It features specially commissioned essays by leading industry experts and texts from the Collective

Katie Treggiden profiles 28 practitioners who choose care

technological

and his own personal narrative

Thorough without being dry