Peak Copper Pushed Further Out

Which minerals and forms of energy will limit economic growth and when will each do so? Oil prices are now high enough to retard economic growth. Will oil become a bigger limit in the future? When will other energy sources (notably electricity in batteries) become major substitutes for oil? Do we only need to worry about oil in the next 30 years? Some Australian academics think copper won't run out in 30 years. New research shows that existing copper resources can sustain increasing world-wide demand for at least a century, meaning social and environmental concerns could be the most important restrictions on future copper production. Researchers from Monash University have conducted the most systematic and robust compilation and analysis of...
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