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Minerals

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 of low-carbon energy alternatives , especially in light of the

The phenomenal rise in demand for minerals is not slowing

government ’ s long-awaited transport decarbonization plan that was announced recently . A lowcarbon future isn ’ t possible without significant access to key minerals . Wind , solar and energy storage batteries are particularly reliant upon minerals .

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