Copper is the New Crude Oil: Are We Ready for the Shortage? 🧲🔌
🌍 The world is going green. But we’re missing one critical ingredient — Copper.
EVs, solar grids, offshore wind — all of them need massive copper wiring.
Here’s the math:
🔸 EV = 80–100 kg of copper
🔸 Traditional car = ~23 kg
🔸 Renewables = thousands of kilometers of copper wiring
But global supply is NOT keeping up. The UN just flagged it in their May 2025 Global Trade Update.
The UN just warned about a major copper shortage in its Global Trade Update (May 2025).
Here’s why it matters:
🔋 EVs need 3x more copper than ICE cars
🔌 Solar grids & wind turbines = miles of copper wiring
⚒️ Mines are running into geopolitical and environmental hurdles
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