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Are There Enough Metals for Net Zero? ⚡🔩 Episode 297 of #EnergyUnplugged is out now! 📣 The energy transition depends on more than just renewable energy. From electric vehicles and batteries to power grids and solar panels, the technologies underpinning net zero require vast quantities of metals—and demand is rising fast. In this episode, Richard Howard, Global Research Director at Aurora Energy Research, speaks with Georgina Hallett, Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of Physical Markets at the London Metal Exchange (LME), about the growing importance of metals in the global energy transition. Main topics of discussion include: 🔹 Whether global metal supply can keep pace with the demands of net zero 🔹 Why materials such as copper are becoming increasingly critical to the energy transition 🔹 How mining and metals producers are improving environmental and social standards 🔹 The growing importance of transparency and traceability across supply chains 🔹 How the industry is balancing affordability, security of supply, and sustainability As clean energy deployment accelerates, the challenge is no longer simply generating low-carbon power—it's ensuring the materials needed to build the future are available, affordable, and responsibly produced. 🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/e7B_TBxK 🎙 You can also watch or listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/evRpzbUY #EnergyUnplugged #EnergyTransition #NetZero #CriticalMinerals #Copper #Mining #Sustainability #BatteryStorage #ElectricVehicles #EnergyMarkets #CleanEnergy #Metals #Renewables #SupplyChains

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