RE: Current UK price per tonne?5 May 2021 19:40
Wednesday 5 May 2021
Governments around the world should consider strategically stockpiling metals critical for energy transition technologies to avoid the “looming mismatch” between their climate intentions and the availability of such materials.
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) today said that countries should act now to shore up supplies of metals such as nickel, lithium, and cobalt, in order to prevent threats to their energy security.
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The report comes amid a raft of heightened climate pledges from nations planning to shift their economies away from fossil fuels.
This will require a massive uptake of battery technologies, which currently depend on scarce supplies of rare earth metals.
A typical electric car requires six times the mineral inputs of a conventional car, and an onshore wind plant requires nine times more mineral resources than a similarly sized gas-fired power plant, the report says.
“Today, the data shows a looming mismatch between the world’s strengthened climate ambitions and the availability of critical minerals that are essential to realising those ambitions,” said Fatih Birol, executive director of the Paris-based agency.
“The challenges are not insurmountable, but governments must give clear signals about how they plan to turn their climate pledges into action. By acting now and acting together, they can significantly reduce the risks of price volatility and supply disruptions.”
https://www.cityam.com/stockpile-key-battery-metals-to-avoid-looming-mismatch-governments-warned/