Global Briefing: Transition minerals could boost African GDP by at least $24bn a year, study claims

James Murray
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Africa faces clean tech opportunities and climate impacts, Poland sets new renewables goals, and plans advance for COP29 advance in this week's Global Briefing

Booming global demand for the so-called transition minerals used in a raft of new clean technologies could boost GDP across Africa by at least $24bn a year, creating 2.3 million jobs in the process, according...

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