The Left in the United States traditionally has prioritized the issue of human rights.
But when it comes to our relationship with China, it has turned a blind eye to China's genocide policy relating to the Uyghurs, and regarding its "Green Agenda," EVs in particular, the Leftees do not seem to be very reactive to this issue:
Reference: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/...tric-vehicles/"Amnesty International says human rights abuses, including the use of child labour, in the extraction of minerals, like cobalt, used to make the batteries that power electric vehicles is undermining ethical claims about the cars."
Amnesty International challenges the electric vehicle industry to produce batteries free of human rights abuses
Reference: https://www.business-humanrights.org...rights-abuses/On 21 March 2019, Amnesty International launched its ethical batteries campaign, challenging leaders in the electric vehicle industry to produce the world's first completely ethical battery, free of human rights abuses within its supply chain, within five years. The organization highlights that electric vehicle batteries currently rely on key minerals - in particular cobalt and lithium - linked to human rights abuses including child labour in the Democratic Republic of Congo, environmental pollution, ecosystem destruction and indigenous rights violations. The organization also highlights the high carbon footprint of battery manufacturing and the need for responsible battery waste disposal. In this story, learn more from Amnesty International's press release, slide presentation at the Nordic Electric Vehicle Summit and media coverage of the campaign.
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