Requirements for minerals and metals for 100% renewable scenarios

Giurco, D; Dominish, E; Florin, N; Watari, T; McLellan, B

Requirements for minerals and metals for 100% renewable scenarios

Giurco, D

Dominish, E Florin, N

Watari, T McLellan, B

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Citation:: Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement Goals: Global and Regional 100% Renewable Energy Scenarios with Non-Energy GHG Pathways for +1.5C and +2C, 2019, pp. 437 - 457
Issue Date:: 2019-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Giurco, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1707-9531	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dominish, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Florin, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8436-4711	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Watari, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McLellan, B	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-28T22:30:03Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-28T22:30:03Z
dc.date.issued	2019-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement Goals: Global and Regional 100% Renewable Energy Scenarios with Non-Energy GHG Pathways for +1.5C and +2C, 2019, pp. 437 - 457	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9783030058425	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/139585
dc.description.abstract	© The Author(s) 2019. This chapter explores the magnitude of the changes in patterns of material use that will be associated with the increasing deployment of renewable energy and discusses the implications for sustainable development. In particular, this chapter focuses on the increased use of lithium and cobalt, metals which are used extensively in battery technologies, and silver used in solar cells. Consistent with the strong growth in renewable energy and electrification of the transport system required in a 1.5°C scenario, the material requirements also rise dramatically, particularly for cobalt and lithium. Scenarios developed for this study show that increasing recycling rates and material efficiency can significantly reduce primary demand for metals.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement Goals: Global and Regional 100% Renewable Energy Scenarios with Non-Energy GHG Pathways for +1.5C and +2C	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-3-030-05843-2_11	en_US
dc.title	Requirements for minerals and metals for 100% renewable scenarios	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

© The Author(s) 2019. This chapter explores the magnitude of the changes in patterns of material use that will be associated with the increasing deployment of renewable energy and discusses the implications for sustainable development. In particular, this chapter focuses on the increased use of lithium and cobalt, metals which are used extensively in battery technologies, and silver used in solar cells. Consistent with the strong growth in renewable energy and electrification of the transport system required in a 1.5°C scenario, the material requirements also rise dramatically, particularly for cobalt and lithium. Scenarios developed for this study show that increasing recycling rates and material efficiency can significantly reduce primary demand for metals.

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