Post #3982140
2026-07-21 08:24 UTC
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From page 16:
The “AI boom depends on copper and lesser-known elements such as gallium, germanium, indium, palladium, tungsten, magnesium and tantalum, essential for the high-performance chips used in data centers.
By 2030, data centers will require an additional 512,000 tons of copper, contributing to global supply shortfalls according to the IEA forecasts.
AI-specific needs will increase germanium and gallium demand respectively by 37% and 85% by 2033.”
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@urlyman@mastodon.social 2026-07-21 08:36
…6/n There are many other insights in The Oakland Institute’s report. It concludes with: “The mineral rush is not about tackling the climate crisis. The energy transition requires only a fraction – about one fifth – of the minerals forecast to be mined in the coming decades. [The false narrative around the mineral rush] must be debunked to support the resistance by communities and Indigenous Peoples and prevent the unprecedented environmental and social devastation that is underway…