UN scientists propose ‘minerals trust’ to power green energy, protect communities

Mongabay
Jun 7, 2025, 10:09 am289 ptsTop
Rapidly scaling up renewable energy to limit future warming requires a sharp increase in the supply of critical minerals like cobalt, nickel and lithium for technologies including solar panels, battery storage and electric vehicles. Yet sourcing these minerals often comes at a steep cost for both the…

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