Chile, the world’s largest producer of copper, could one day be exporting as much as green hydrogen as it does minerals, according to a top government official. Speaking during a webinar, Energy Minister Juan Carlos Jobet said that by harnessing renewable energy the South American country could be producing 25 million mt/year of green hydrogen by 2050, generating exports worth more than $30 billion. The figures are from a report by management consultants McKinsey. “This is the equivalent to the whole copper industry, which is today 10% of GDP and half of our exports,” Jobet said. In 2019, Chile exported $33 billion worth of copper, equivalent to around 50% of its total exports. It is by far the world’s largest exporter of the metal, accounting for more than a quarter of global mine […]