Mining key to green economy - IEA

Mining key to green economy - IEA
Gavin Evans
Increased access to minerals and metals will be vital for the world’s transition to a lower carbon economy, the International Energy Agency says.In the week the Green Party reiterated its determination to ban new mining on the conservation estate, the IEA said access to certain critical minerals is a “significant emerging challenge” to meeting the world’s growing demand for solar panels, batteries and wind turbines.“Clean energy technologies generally require more minerals than their fossil fuel counterparts,&rdquo...

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