Critical Minerals - Geography of Energy
"Critical Minerals - Geography of Energy" is a collaborative project that includes photographic images, a short documentary film, and an immersive exhibition. Images by Davide Monteleone, Cristóbal Olivares, Guerchom Ndebo, and Muhammad Fadli explore the profound transformation of the global energy landscape. The project examines the intricate geopolitical, social and environmental implications of the exponential demand for minerals needed to meet renewable energy goals.
Visit Davide Monteleone 's website to learn more about this project, scroll through the storymap and watch the featured version of the documentary.
Credits
Concept and Production: Studio Davide Monteleone
Still Images: Muhammad Fadli, Davide Monteleone, Guerchom Ndebo, Cristobal Olivares.
Book Design: Hannah Feldmeier
Data Design: Valentina D'Efilippo
Video Director: Davide Monteleone
Video and Footage: Muhammad Fadli, Davide Monteleone, Manuel Montesano,
Guerchom Ndebo, Cristóbal Olivares.
Video Editing: Manuel Montesano
Sound Design: Matteo Pastorello
Music: "Vox Aeterna", "Apparatus [songmachine]", "Kjinu" by Simone Faraci.
"Duntra" by Mattia Loris Siboni.
Executive Production: Samantha Azzani
Mapping support: Lydia Troup, Sam Guilford, Ross Donihue, Martin Gamache, Salim Sawaya.
Supported by: National Geographic Society, The Climate Pledge, Sony, ESRI.
Data Source: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY 4.0). IEA (2024),
Critical Minerals Data Explorer, IEA . Report: Sun, X., Hao, H., Galeazzi, C. et al.
Reducing supply risk of critical materials for clean energy via foreign direct investment.
Nat Sustain 7, 672–681 (2024).
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National Geographic Magazine
«Critical Minerals, the new gold rush»
National Geographic Magazine - Italy
The Italian edition of National Geographic Magazine has dedicated the cover story of its April 2025 issue to Critical Minerals.