Copper at the crossroads: Assessment of the interactions between low-carbon energy transition and supply limitations.

ABSTRACT: This article aims to assess the impact of copper availability on the energy transition and to determine whether copper could become critical due to the high copper content of low-carbon technologies compared to conventional technologies. In assessing copper availability through to 2050, we rely on our linear programming world energy-transport model, TIAM-IFPEN. We examine two climate scenarios (2 °C and 4 °C) with two mobility shape, implemented with a recycling chain. The penetration of low-carbon technologies in the transport and energy sectors (electric vehicles and low-carbon power generation technologies) is likely to significantly increase copper demand by 2050. To investigate how tension over copper resources can be reduced in the energy transition context, we consider two public po

SUBMITTER: Seck GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391239 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature