Electric Cars and the Resource Challenge

This book is the first to fully explore the short- and long-term impact of the global electric car rollout on the supply of raw materials. It provides necessary forecasting insight to industry leaders and specialists, policymakers and researchers.

Sommario

Foreword
1. Towards electric driving in a fair world
2. Protecting climate and resources: an inconvenient combination
3. The electric car and the energy transition: synergy or conflict?
4. Five critical metals in electric cars: a closer look
5. Car recycling: the circular economy in practice
6. The market in service of fair resource management
Epilogue
References

Info autore

Theo Henckens, PhD, has been an international advisor to governments and companies with regard to environment and water management. Between 2013 and 2024, Henckens was a research fellow at the Copernicus Institute of Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He has published extensively in the field of scarce raw materials.

Riassunto

This book is the first to fully explore the short- and long-term impact of the global electric car rollout on the supply of raw materials. It provides necessary forecasting insight to industry leaders and specialists, policymakers and researchers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Theo Henckens
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032833132
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3283313-2
• Pagine: 150
• Serie: Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Automotive, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Automobile Industry, Automotive technology and trades, Automotive technology & trades, Manufacturing industries, Vehicle and transport manufacturing industries, Electric vehicles / alternative fuel vehicles