TOKYO -- Demand for metals used in batteries, electric vehicles, solar panels and more is soaring as the world turns toward less polluting energy technologies -- and it is a boon twice over for mining companies.
Activists who have long criticized mining companies now say the industry is painting itself green by arguing that extraction is crucial to the world reaching net-zero carbon emissions. (Source photos by Reuters and Nikkei)
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