By John McGregor, a translator and political violence researcher The mass transition to renewable energy will require a fundamental redesign of much of our technology and the infrastructure that supports it. Copper will be required in far greater quantities than it is currently. A July 2022 analysis by S&P Global has identified that there will […]
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