Misalignment between national resource inventories and policy actions drives unevenness in the energy transition
Abstract To make projections about the future supply of minerals for the energy transition and set climate targets, it is important to understand inventories of mineral resources as well as national extraction policies. Here, we combine data on mining properties and policies between 2020 and 2023 fo...
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| author | John R. Owen Deanna Kemp Waleria Schuele Julia Loginova |
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| description | Abstract To make projections about the future supply of minerals for the energy transition and set climate targets, it is important to understand inventories of mineral resources as well as national extraction policies. Here, we combine data on mining properties and policies between 2020 and 2023 for 18 countries with substantial resources of energy transition minerals to understand the alignment between the resource inventories and policy actions to make these mineral resources available to market. We find the distribution and near-term production-readiness of energy transition minerals varies across countries. The results show extraction policies align with demand for energy-transition minerals more strongly for countries in the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) compared with their non-OECD counterparts. We suggest these differences between countries could lead to global-scale delays in mitigating climate change and an uneven energy transition structured around national resource endowment, wealth, and inequality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b919d801706648d58381b0b8ab7c66392023-12-03T12:37:23ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352023-12-014111210.1038/s43247-023-01134-4Misalignment between national resource inventories and policy actions drives unevenness in the energy transitionJohn R. Owen0Deanna Kemp1Waleria Schuele2Julia Loginova3Centre for Development Support, University of the Free StateCentre for Development Support, University of the Free StateCentre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of QueenslandCentre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of QueenslandAbstract To make projections about the future supply of minerals for the energy transition and set climate targets, it is important to understand inventories of mineral resources as well as national extraction policies. Here, we combine data on mining properties and policies between 2020 and 2023 for 18 countries with substantial resources of energy transition minerals to understand the alignment between the resource inventories and policy actions to make these mineral resources available to market. We find the distribution and near-term production-readiness of energy transition minerals varies across countries. The results show extraction policies align with demand for energy-transition minerals more strongly for countries in the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) compared with their non-OECD counterparts. We suggest these differences between countries could lead to global-scale delays in mitigating climate change and an uneven energy transition structured around national resource endowment, wealth, and inequality.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01134-4 |
| spellingShingle | John R. Owen Deanna Kemp Waleria Schuele Julia Loginova Misalignment between national resource inventories and policy actions drives unevenness in the energy transition Communications Earth & Environment |
| title | Misalignment between national resource inventories and policy actions drives unevenness in the energy transition |
| title_full | Misalignment between national resource inventories and policy actions drives unevenness in the energy transition |
| title_fullStr | Misalignment between national resource inventories and policy actions drives unevenness in the energy transition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Misalignment between national resource inventories and policy actions drives unevenness in the energy transition |
| title_short | Misalignment between national resource inventories and policy actions drives unevenness in the energy transition |
| title_sort | misalignment between national resource inventories and policy actions drives unevenness in the energy transition |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01134-4 |
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