'Looming mismatch': Could a clean tech metals supply crunch slow the net zero transition?

Michael Holder
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Minerals such as lithium and copper are critical for EVs and renewables, but a lack of investment and policy clarity risks undermining the burgeoning market

Surging demand for the minerals needed to build solar panels, wind turbines, hydrogen electolysers, batteries, and electric vehicles (EV) is set to accelerate further in the coming years, fuelling fears...

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