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Sustainable minerals and metals for a low carbon future
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posted on 2023-06-09, 19:56 authored by Benjamin SovacoolBenjamin Sovacool, Saleem H Ali, Morgan Bazilian, Ben Radley, Benoit Nemery, Julia Okatz, Dustin MulvaneyClimate change mitigation will create new natural resource and supply chain opportunities and dilemmas, as substantial amounts of raw materials will be required to build new low carbon energy devices and infrastructure (1). Between 2015 and 2050, the global electric vehicle stock needs to jump from 1.2 million light-duty passenger cars to 965 million passenger cars; battery storage capacity needs to climb from 0.5 gigawatt -hours (GWh) to 12,380 GWh; and the amount of installed solar PV capacity must rise from 223 gigawatts (GW) to over 7,100 GW (2). The materials and metals demanded by a low-carbon economy will be immense. (3).
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INNOPATHS -Managing Technology Transition; G2118; EUROPEAN UNION; 730403
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ScienceISSN
1095-9203Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of ScienceExternal DOI
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6473Volume
367Page range
30-33Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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2019-12-16First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2019-12-12Usage metrics
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