Paper: Energy transition will require substantially less mining than the current fossil system

[Kleijn, E.G.M. (Rene)]

Hi all,

Thanks to Saleem Ali for getting my attention for this group. Just wanted to share this paper that we published in 2023 where we challenge the common narrative that the energy transitions will require more mining:

It will require different mining than the current fossil based system, mining in different locations and mining with different impacts but NOT more extraction of materials from the lithosphere. Actually quite the opposite, it will require much less mining (depending on CE efficiency).  

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435123004117

Kind regards / Met vriendelijke groet,

René

 

 

Prof. dr. René Kleijn | Chair Resilient Resource Supply | Department Head Industrial Ecology | Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)  | Leiden University | Visiting address: Room A 3.22, Van Steenis Building, Einsteinweg 2, Leiden, The Netherlands | Mailing Address: CML, P.O. Box 9518, 2333RA Leiden, The Netherlands | T: +31-71 5271498 |  E: kle...@cml.leidenuniv.nl

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