IEA Says Rising Metals Prices Could Jeopardize Clean Energy Plans
The International Energy Agency (“IEA”), through a recently released report, says that the rise in the price of different clean energy metals may jeopardize the plans of different countries to switch to clean forms of energy, such as the use of electric vehicles. According to the IEA, attaining the ambitious goals set out in the provisions of the Paris Accord is likely to trigger a fourfold growth in the demand for minerals by 2040. However, the limited investment made to bring new mines into production could propel the cost of ecofriendly energy upwards by a significant margin. Fatih Birol, the…