To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the paris agreement renewable energy production has to scale up fast.
Rare earth metals for solar panels.
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However a lack of rare earths does not mean that the components of solar modules are harmless.
Thin film pv technologies for example contain potentially critical metals such as tellurium.