Concerns about copper, an indispensable raw material in technological tools, have long been expressed by experts. The fact that there will be only enough copper in the world for the next 30 years, today the international credit rating agency S&P Worldwide was also treated.

S&P Global indicates in its newly published report that the decline in copper reserves It is a disaster for the tech industry. drew attention. Moreover, it was argued that for this reason reaching the target of zero emissions worldwide by 2050 could be prevented. Let’s take a closer look at S&P’s alarming report.

Demand for copper will exceed demand for more than one hundred and twenty years in just 30 years:

“The future of copper: will the looming supply shortage short-circuit the energy transition?” The results of the study titled, showed that the demand for copper alone will double in the next 10 years. But this demand for copper already faces a huge hurdle:

Demand for copper will reach 53 million tons by 2050. This amount More than all copper demand from 1900 to 2021.

So why is the demand for copper increasing?

The answer to this question is actually quite simple. In particular, due to the rapid and large-scale emergence of technologies such as electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, solar energy, wind and batteries, the demand for copper is also increasing. As a result, copper plays an important role in every circuit element and in every electronic device, offering the same performance instead. an alternative raw material cannot be found. If you don’t use fiber optic internet, connect to the internet with a copper cable. Even the device you connect to the Internet is plugged into the outlet with a copper cable to get electrical energy. These two simple examples may be enough to explain the importance of copper in everyday life and technology.

What if we can’t find a buyer?

If the copper in the world has been completely consumed due to the depletion of copper reserves and no measures are taken against its ultimate depletion, the production of any electronic device can also be stopped and copper can only be separated into the main components -of course only when glued to copper-.

What precautions can be taken?

According to the S&P report, one of the strategies that can be employed to reduce copper demand could be to reduce the demand for electrification. However, instead of copper, it does not give the same performance, but can allow us to continue our lives. raw materials such as aluminum can be targeted. In addition, to ensure the continuity of copper more mines can be established, more focus can be placed on the recycling process. Of course, the establishment of more mines in this day and age, when we strive to protect nature and develop technology, will cause a different discussion.