Lithium in old batteries. Cobalt in discarded electronics. The rare earths in retired wind turbines. A landmark EU-funded study finds these buried materials could supply over half of what the clean energy economy will need.
It’s all a cost-question. Most of these materials cost more to recover, than to buy new. But that will surely change in the future, and it’s good that we increase focus on it already from the start.
It’s all a cost-question. Most of these materials cost more to recover, than to buy new. But that will surely change in the future, and it’s good that we increase focus on it already from the start.
That’s why I hate capitalism so much as I grow older. Can’t afford being stewards of the environment. Drives me crazy