Travel Reset: ‘We May Not Actually Need All That’ lithium, cobalt, & nickel for EVs – Instead report calls for ‘getting Americans out of cars’ & mandate ‘living in dense, walkable & bikeable areas’ w/ mass transit
Excerpt: Read any article about the clean energy revolution, and chances are you’ll run into some staggering numbers about how demand for lithium, cobalt, nickel, and other minerals and metals is projected to rise over the next few decades. But the future isn’t set in stone. The U.S. may need up to 90% less of these materials if it simply prioritizes things like public transit, urban walkability, and smaller cars, according to groundbreaking new research from the Climate and Community Project and University of California, Davis. ... The new report urges more people live in dense, walkable and bikeable areas; take improved public transit; and own fewer and smaller cars...
“There are political challenges around getting Americans out of cars, but we should agree that the science says that that would help a lot to reduce emissions from transportation," Thea Riofrancos, an associate professor of political science at Providence College and one of the authors of the report, said.
By: Marc Morano - Climate DepotFebruary 10, 2023 9:14 AM
https://www.climatedepot.com/2023/02/10/travel-reset-we-may-not-actually-need-all-that-lithium-cobalt-nickel-for-solar-wind-evs-instead-report-calls-for-getting-americans-out-of-cars-mandate-living-in-dense-walkable/
