The recent reduction in costs (past 20 years or so) for PV and batteries is almost entirely a function for forced labor (slavery) in China and Central Africa.

The recent reduction in costs (past 20 years or so) for PV and batteries is almost entirely a function for forced labor (slavery) in China and Central Africa. https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ILAB/ILAB20210624 https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ILAB/ILAB20210624 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/01/1152893248/red-cobalt-congo-drc-mining-siddharth-kara https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/01/1152893...