Rarer still? Supply risks of rare earth elements

Natural resources vital for the production of mobile phones, computer monitors, lasers and other electronic devices, as well as clean-energy technologies such as wind turbines, low-energy light bulbs and electric cars, are getting scarcer, placing resource efficiency and developing alternatives high on the agendas of both business and policymakers.

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