Climate Change, Net Zero and Minerals
CHARLES BOND AND NAOMI SANDER LOOK AT THE ROLE OF MINERALS IN THE GLOBAL NET ZERO TRANSITION
Shifting to renewable energy sources plays a major part in global efforts to mitigate climate change. Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, renewable energy consumption has increased at a year-to-year rate of around ten percent. However, to continue to meet on-going targets, investment will be needed in the further wide-scale adoption
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of low-carbon energy alternatives, especially in light of the government’s long-awaited transport decarbonization plan that was announced recently. A low-carbon future isn’t possible without significant access to key minerals. Wind, solar and energy storage batteries are particularly reliant upon minerals. However,
