Q . HOW IS THE ELECTRIFICATION OF MOBILITY PLAYING A PART ?
» “ Policy signposts for rapid electric vehicle ( EV ) adoption were distinctly favourable over the last twelve months and we have revised our internal EV penetration forecasts upwards . These vehicles use four times as much copper as petrolbased cars , and they will also need more infrastructure to connect charging stations to the grid .”
Q . HOW IMPORTANT IS THE ROLE RESOURCES WILL PLAY IN THE TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGIES ?
» “ In a Paris-aligned , 1.5 ° C scenario , we expect that investment in areas such as copper-intensive solar generation , nickel-intensive batteries , and steelintensive wind turbines will contribute to a more than doubling of the amount of primary copper and a quadrupling of the amount of primary nickel demand over the next 30 years relative to that produced over the last 30 years .”
“ We are producing the materials that build global infrastructure and support efforts to solve climate change ”
2020 population could expand to
8.5bn from
7.7bn of which
5.2bn
will live in urban centres
Q . HOW DO YOU SEE BHP ’ S ROLE IN REALISING THIS POSITIVE FUTURE ?
» “ We are producing the materials that build global infrastructure and support efforts to solve climate change ... all the while providing skilled jobs for our people and support for our communities . The case is clear : our industry has a huge opportunity to feed the demand for resources . We also have to address the fact that society quite rightly demands more from us - in terms of societal contribution , safety and sustainability , and of course operational excellence .”
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