Such uncontrolled mining causes water pollution, air pollution, soil erosion it affects the health of those around it and leaves areas from which it is extracted worse off. In fact, there are no stock exchanges operating in the Congo to regulate the mining industry. In the Congo, one of the places where Cobalt is mined, cobalt is extracted in often uncontrolled mining and unregulated stock exchanges for natural resources. In this era where climate change is threatening our planet and most of us are looking for channels to mitigate its effects on humanity, most have turned to the use of cobalt to create electric cars and other electronics, as one of the solutions. Every day, if not every hour, huge amounts of cobalt, besides others, are siphoned from Congolese mines to support the creation of, for example, electric cars and others for those who buy the idea that electric cars are sustainable, better for the environment, and the world. Ironically, Congo’s population, working on those mines, does not benefit neither from the monetary gains nor the technological innovations built from their resources. There, mines are depleted to secure the economic welfare of economically advanced nations. I am talking about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the most resource-rich countries on earth. Where I am from, it is typical to hear about outbreaks of civil war, probably provoked to secure the economic interests of non-local communities. The opinions expressed in this commentary are my own.