What Impact Will India's 'Clean Energy' Shift Have on Its Minerals Economy?
This article was first published on the Lights On newsletter and has been republished here with permission. Despite what we often hear, the energy transition is not as simple as building solar panels and wind turbines everywhere. It requires an overhaul of some of the key systems underpinning our economy, minerals being one of them. In a new report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) takes stock of which and how much mineral resources we’ll need as we decarbonise the world’s energy architecture. I spoke with Jagabanta Ningthoujam, manager with RMI-India, who specialises on electrici...
Source: science.thewire.in