24. mai, 2014

China's rare earth

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Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum won the environment story of the year for her piece on rare earth minerals in China.

With 95 per cent of the minerals required for low carbon technologies found in China, Lindsey travelled there to report on how the country could soon start restricting exportation of these minerals, and the ruinous process involved in extraction and processing.