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Global fall averaged 4.2% between 2010 and 2022 but would have been far more if vehicle sizes stayed same

A national fleet of battery-powered cars is unlikely to prove sustainable and could have catastrophic consequences globally.

An all-electric future depends heavily on copper, and looming supply shortfalls could hamper nations’ goals of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report from S&P Global. Unless significant new supply becomes available, climate goals will be “short-circuited and remain out of reach,” the report says.