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A preview of season 4: Batteries are taking over the world

Batteries are finding their way into everything – from cars to heavy equipment to the electric grid.  But scaling up production to meet the demands of a net-zero economy is complicated and contentious. In this 5-episode season, we’re digging into the ways batteries are made and asking: what gets mined, traded, and consumed on the road to decarbonization?  Season 4 of The Big Switch drops Feb 28th. Listen on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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  Part 5: The Battery Recycling Dilemma

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  Part 4: The Great Battery Manufacturing Race

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  Part 3: The High Stakes for Battery Ingredients

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  Part 2: The Mining Conundrum For Critical Minerals

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  Part 1: Are Batteries the New Oil?

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  Degrees: The fastest electric vehicle fleet makeover in the West

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  Part 5: A Crisis Reshapes the Energy Transition

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  Part 4: Heat Pumps for Peace

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  Part 3: Poland’s Coal Legacy and Nuclear Future

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  Part 2: Inside Germany’s Race for Renewables

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  Part 1: An Energy Crisis in the Making

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  A preview of season 3: Europe’s energy crisis

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  In Kenya It’s Geothermal for the Win

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  California’s Climate Czar on Banning Gas Cars

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  From Landfill to Solar Farm in a Black Houston Neighborhood