Minerals demand upsurge: World Bank
Image: World Bank. BY ELIZABETH FABRI DEMAND for minerals and metals is expected to see significant growth in coming years as more renewable energy projects enter construction, a new World Bank report has found. The Growing Role of Minerals and Metals for a Low-Carbon Future report looked at the types of minerals and metals expected to benefit from the development of low-carbon energy technologies, such as wind, solar, and energy storage batteries, as countries worked towards meeting their Paris Agreement targets. Minerals and metals set for demand increases included aluminium, copper, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, steel, and zinc and rare earth minerals such as indium, molybdenum, and neodymium. The form in which metal demand would increase was dependent on...