Many sustainable solutions critical for fighting climate change—from renewable energy infrastructure to electric vehicles—rely on copper. The metal alone cannot be the solution, so ICA and its members work to ensure environmentally responsible practices and clean-energy technologies are at the heart of the copper value chain.

Copper’s life is infinite and has no end phase. Once mined, it can be recycled over and over with no loss of properties—making copper pivotal to building the circular economy. In fact, an International Energy Agency (IEA) report shows a significant amount of copper in use in many key renewable energy technologies, including offshore wind turbines and photovoltaic panels.