New Techniques for Assessing Critical Raw Material Aspects in Energy and Other Technologies.

ABSTRACT: Transitioning to more sustainable energy technologies is a vital step in the move toward reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. However, several physical constraints could hinder the implementation of these technologies, and many of the raw materials required to produce new infrastructure are scarce, nonrenewable, and nonsubstitutable. Various factors relating to material extraction and processing activities may also affect the security and sociopolitical aspects of future supply lines. Here, we introduce methods for quantifying three key indicators relating to raw material supplies for specific production processes: (1) overall supply risk, (2) environmental impacts from sourcing raw materials, and (3) environmental justice threats at sourcing locations. The use of the proposed methods

SUBMITTER: Martin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9730842 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature