Future PM2.5 emissions from metal production to meet renewable energy demand

Future PM2.5 emissions from metal production to meet renewable energy demand

A shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy is crucial in limiting global temperature increase to 2 °C above preindustrial levels. However, renewable energy technologies, solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, and electric vehicles are metal-intensive, and the mining and smelting processes to obtain t...

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Main Authors: Sagar D Rathod, Tami C Bond, Zbigniew Klimont, Jeffrey R Pierce, Natalie Mahowald, Chaitri Roy, John Thompson, Ryan P Scott, Karin Olson Hoal, Peter Rafaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
PM2.5
emissions
renewables
metals
critical minerals
energy transition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5d9c

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5d9c

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