Mining – driving the clean energy transition | ABB

Driving the clean energy transition

Season 1 - Episode 2 - audio - 2022-07-05T00:00:00.000+05:30

  • The mining industry’s role in supplying materials for modern life
  • The rising global demand for minerals and metal, and how this supports the global clean energy transition

The building blocks of mordern life

This episode discovers the role of the global mining industry in providing the world with the building blocks of modern life, as well as the drivers of the clean energy transition.

 

Solar plants, wind farms, electric vehicles and other green technologies all depend on mined materials, and, according to the World Bank, as much as 3 billion tons of metals and minerals will be needed for clean energy technologies to achieve a below 2°C future.