The latest obstacle in the clean energy transition? Soaring metal prices

The pollution from cranes in metal mines also causes a threat to the clean energy transition. Image: Aleksey Malinovski on Unsplash
Lukas Boer
Research Associate, DIW Berlin Graduate Center
Andrea Pescatori
Economist, IMF
Martin Stuermer
Economist, Commodities Unit of the IMF's Research Department
Nico Valckx
Economista Principal, Departamento de Mercados Monetarios y de Capital del FMI

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