One argument that often comes up against Tesla and Elon Musk is that they “own child slaves” or “own slave labor.” I’ve seen those in my notifications quite often (and randomly, too). But the fact remains that neither Tesla nor Elon Musk owns slaves, nor do they support slave labor or child labor. This myth is silly, yet persistent.
In a move to ensure transparency, Tesla is developing a blockchain platform that will allow users to track what cobalt it does get from the mine to the battery. Benzinga reported that Tesla is working with a consortium of cobalt producers to develop the blockchain. You may remember the detailed 2020 Impact Report that Tesla released earlier this month. In that report, Tesla said that it’s working with the Democratic Republic of Congo-centric Re|Source consortium.
The consortium is made up of China Molybdenum Co., Ltd, Eurasian Resources Group, and Glencore. The goal of the platform is to create a “transparent, open, and global registry” tracking the cobalt and ensuring its sustainability. It will also help in the tracking of its provenance at the unit level.
Tesla added that the pilot program is being executed in “real operating conditions” — from cobalt production sites in the DRC through EV production. Its goal is to make sure that all of the cobalt it uses in its products is sustainably sourced while also creating a way for users to account for and verify this. The company also noted that the blockchain is designed to be “readily accessible...
Read Full Story: https://cleantechnica.com/2021/08/27/teslas-resource-blockchain-collaboration-for-cobalt-aims-to-prove-that-tesla-ethically-sources-its-cobalt/
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