Experts have found that the rare metals required to build solar panels such as indium and tellurium are not in sufficient supply to keep up with demand.
Rare earth metals for solar panels.
However a lack of rare earths does not mean that the components of solar modules are harmless.
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To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the paris agreement renewable energy production has to scale up fast.