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2 IEA (International Energy Agency), “Renewables 2022,” December 2022.
3 The U.S. Energy Information Administration, March 7, 2022.
4 IEA (International Energy Agency), “The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions,” updated March 2022.
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