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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Amelie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS

UN Experts Call For Global System To Trace Critical Minerals

A general view of solar panels under construction over the sea in Binzhou, in eastern China's Shandong province (Credit: AFP)

UN experts called Wednesday for the creation of a global system to trace the extraction and production of critical minerals that are needed in the transition away from fossil fuels.

The massive effort to develop renewable energy, essential in the fight against climate change, requires minerals and metals such as copper, cadmium, nickel and lithium, necessary for electric vehicle batteries, solar panels and more.

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