As demand for copper surges due to its use in electronics and renewable energy, there's a growing realization in mainstream media of potential future shortages.
TL;DR the world is running out of easily extracted copper at an alarming rate
The issue isn’t just running out of a particular material. The main issue is being able to replace those materials with other materials that work just as well and are in abundance.
Aluminum is one cheaper option to replace it but I don’t think it’s as conductive.
is there no alternative?
I was reading about this last week.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140314-the-worlds-scarcest-material
The issue isn’t just running out of a particular material. The main issue is being able to replace those materials with other materials that work just as well and are in abundance.
Aluminum is one cheaper option to replace it but I don’t think it’s as conductive.