Surging global demand for 'critical minerals' used in renewable energy technologies represents unprecedented opportunities and challenges

Southern Africa, home to substantial concentrations of these materials, stands at the centre of these opportunities and challenges. Experts anticipate that rising international consumption will sustain demand and prices until mid-century due to the impact of the ‘Green Transition’, the strategic shift led by industrialized countries towards the replacement of carbon-based fuels and energy generation with renewable energy sources and technologies. Read more.