Circus AND Circuit: Unraveling Global Trade with Kate Foronda
Kate Foronda
20 episodes
1 week ago
In this episode, Kate Foronda explores the minerals that quietly power our world from lithium and cobalt to aluminium and rare earth elements. These resources drive electric vehicles, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence, but they also carry enormous environmental, social, and geopolitical costs. Kate shares insights from her travels across Chile, where she saw how mining has shaped communities from the oil fields of the south to the lithium basins of the north. She unpacks how...
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In this episode, Kate Foronda explores the minerals that quietly power our world from lithium and cobalt to aluminium and rare earth elements. These resources drive electric vehicles, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence, but they also carry enormous environmental, social, and geopolitical costs. Kate shares insights from her travels across Chile, where she saw how mining has shaped communities from the oil fields of the south to the lithium basins of the north. She unpacks how...
Circus AND Circuit: Unraveling Global Trade with Kate Foronda
1 month ago
Episode 17: Carbon Credits – Trading Pollution
Hello everyone, In Episode 17, I’ll take you inside the global carbon credit market — from forests in Brazil to cookstove projects in Africa, all the way to Wall Street and even crypto experiments. We’ll talk about how pollution turned into a commodity, why it matters for trade, and what was revealed at NYC Climate Week 2025. Stay tuned — the full episode drops soon. Make sure to come back and listen! 🎧 @Katsiaryna (Kate) Foronda foronda.us Tune in now to discover what...
Circus AND Circuit: Unraveling Global Trade with Kate Foronda
In this episode, Kate Foronda explores the minerals that quietly power our world from lithium and cobalt to aluminium and rare earth elements. These resources drive electric vehicles, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence, but they also carry enormous environmental, social, and geopolitical costs. Kate shares insights from her travels across Chile, where she saw how mining has shaped communities from the oil fields of the south to the lithium basins of the north. She unpacks how...
