Climate Change/Supply Chain and Transport – How carmakers’ switch to electric vehicles will strain supply of battery minerals (Patrick Hillberg, Sawyer Hall, WEF)

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  • As it transitions from fossil fuels to renewables, electricity generation will place a burden on the global supply of critical battery minerals.
  • The world’s battery capacity must grow 40 times larger than it is today, and electric vehicles will require 80% of that future capacity. There will also be increased need for integrated circuits.
  • Competition for both will develop between vehicles and other uses. Trains, trolley buses and other continuously powered vehicles should play a central role in transportation planning, easing the demand for these critical minerals.

Global boom in electric vehicles will strain mineral supply | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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