Energy transition and investment challenges in the copper, iron and lithium industries in countries of the region

Key mitigation measures for moving towards a low-carbon economy worldwide include the widespread adoption of renewable energies, increasing energy efficiency, and promoting electromobility and storage technologies, within the framework of what is referred to as the energy transition (Bridge and others, 2013). This opens a window of opportunity for the region’s mining countries, given that the new technologies are associated with more intensive mineral use, giving rise to expectations of higher demand and higher prices in the short and medium terms (Bazilian, 2018).

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