World Bank – The growing role of mining and minerals for a low-carbon future

Focus

2050 demand projections for metals in three low-carbon applications

Results

Applications

Wind turbines

+300%

metals demand increase

Solar photovoltaics

+200%

metals demand increase

Energy storage

+1000%

metals demand increase

Results

Individual metals

Base metals

+2-5%

global demand

+146%

global demand

+1480%

global demand

+18%

global demand

+18%

global demand

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