European business groups representing consumers oppose any restrictions against Russian aluminum, saying they could put thousands of companies out of business.
According to Wood Mackenzie, ramping up battery metals production is also important to limit the average global warming to two degrees above pre-industrial levels by 2040.
More than 200 of the world's leading climate scientists have begun working on a key report summarizing how Earth's climate has already changed and what to expect in coming years.
The top-five western diversified miners may have earned a combined $85 billion for the first half of the year, according to analyst estimates, more than double the level from a year ago.
The executive, who was ousted from a Belgian aluminum plant unit earlier this month, has successfully battled in court to be appointed back to the board.