Battery Metals 2021/22: Demand for battery metals surging This six-page brief is a

This six-page brief is a synopsis of key developments in the oil and gas sector over the past 12 months

made seemingly simple challenges insurmountable for some exploration and mining companies

Structural changes are expected to accompany the recovery process

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domestic coal demand and coal exports

Battery Metals 2021/22: Demand for battery metals surging This six-page brief is aAs the world increasingly turns towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonisation, the use of electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems is expected to increase. The International Energy Agency estimates that nearly 10 000 GWh y of batteries and other energy storage technologies will be needed by 2040. As demand for batteries increases, so will demand for the metals and minerals that are needed to manufacture them; and with