‘The country’s score is boosted by the availability of a wide range of mineral reserves,’ says the report
China ranked third – after Australia and Canada – among 10 markets assessed on their readiness to boost the supply of metals essential to the global clean energy transition and the fight against climate change, according to a study.China scored 65 out of 100 in an assessment of countries’ preparedness to expand production of key minerals such as lithium, copper and graphite carried out by clean energy and commodity markets research provider BloombergNEF. That compares with Australia’s 92 and Canada’s 73.