Dietmar Müller, Jo Condon, Julian Diaz, Rohitash Chandra Using geology and AI, a virtual model of how the Earth's tectonic plates have evolved can help reveal deposits of copper. Stunning mosaic of oxidised copper in the form of azurite (blue) and malachite (green) in a rock. Photo: Dimitri Houtteman More than 100 countries, including the United States and members of the European Union, have committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The world is going to need a lot of metal, particularly copper. Recently, the International Energy Agency sounded the warning bell on the global supply of copper as the most widely used metal in renewable energy technologies. With Goldman Sachs predicting copper demand to grow up to 600% by 2030 and global supply becoming increasingly strained, it is clear we need to find new and large deposits of copper fast.