Energy Transition

'Critical shortfall' | Metals industry warns supply crunch threatens Europe's green plans

Continent faces shortages of essentials such as copper, lithium and cobalt as soon as 2030, says study for Eurometaux.

A conveyor belt carries chunks of raw cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo before being exported to China, to be refined.
A conveyor belt carries chunks of raw cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo before being exported to China, to be refined.Foto: Getty/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
Published 26 April 2022, 10:32Updated 26 April 2022, 10:32
Europe