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Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to decide the fate of a nation that could drive the global energy transition and help shape the fight against climate change.

Congo will soon be the world’s second-biggest copper producer and accounts for about 70% of cobalt production, two metals key to the electric vehicle and renewable-energy industries. There are rich seams of gold, and largely untouched oil and gas.

It’s also home to about two-thirds of the second-biggest tropical rainforest, which sucks in hundreds of million of tons of climate-warming carbon dioxide every year.

Read more at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-12-19/cobalt-rich-congo-votes-with-crucial-role-in-climate-change