Not using cobalt for batteries doesn't solve the problem. Batteries is not the only place we use cobalt. It's used in fuel refining for instance. I really don'

Not using cobalt for batteries doesn't solve the problem. Batteries is not the only place we use cobalt. It's used in fuel refining for instance. I really don't get this.. why do some people seem to think that not buying EVs or not using cobalt batteries will get rid of child slave labor? If anything, increasing the amount of cobalt that's produced could improve the situation. It may push produces towards more efficient and industrialized production. It might make DR Congo more wealthy. And using it in a product where people care about environmental and social costs puts more focus on the whole child labor issue (unlike fuel and metal alloys, where it's more "out of sight, out of mind")