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A look into the future of critical metals for decarbonisation

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This week: Gerard Barron, CEO of deep sea mining exploration company The Metals Company, speaks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh on the challenges and environmental impacts of traditional extraction methods and what the future demand for critical metals and minerals is going to look like. They discuss the latest innovation in extracting vital resources from the sea floor with significantly less harmful impacts.

Plus: the Science Based Targets initiative updates progress on its Business Ambition for 1.5C programme; World Trade Organization finds fault in EU’s move against palm oil biofuel; and, EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence directive in revision with a greater focus on smaller suppliers’ compliance, in the news digest.

Host: Ian Welsh

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