A third of chip supply threatened by climate change by 2035: PwC

The acceleration of climate change may prove calamitous for semiconductor production, which relies on copper, a new report says

Currently, only copper supply from leading producer Chile, which contributes 7 per cent of global semiconductor production, is at significant risk from severe drought.

However, PwC projected that this figure could rise to 32 per cent by 2035 and 58 per cent by 2050 in a worst-case scenario, as climate risks increasingly affected major producers, including mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and the US.