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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Demand for copper to dramatically outstrip supply within decade

A worker wearing protective clothing and visor dips a rod in a container of molten copper
A worker monitors copper smelting in Las Ventanas, Chile. Photograph: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters

Demand for copper, needed for the transition to a low-carbon world, will outstrip supply within the next decade, according to the global energy watchdog.

Supplies of the metal, a key component of every form of electrical energy system at present, will fall 30% short of the amount required by 2035 if nothing is done, analysis by the International Energy Agency predicts.

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