Reaching net\u002Dzero emissions will take six times the mineral output world is producing now. Read more
A miner shows a handful of rocks containing rare earth elements in Mountain Pass, California. Minerals like these are needed to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.says that to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, we need to be producing six times the current global output of mineral inputs just to build the turbines, transmission lines, batteries and other items essential for low-carbon energy infrastructure. Instead, we are mining less than we did in 2019.
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