The material limits of energy transition : thanatia / Alicia Valero, Antonio Valero, Guiomar Calvo.
Earth has become a huge mine, with a greater quantity and variety of fundamental mineral resources being extracted year after year. Technology, from electric cars to everyday electrical equipment, consume vast amounts of scarce raw materials. On a planet with limited resources, are these minerals be...
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Table of Contents:
- What is this Book About?
- The Mineral Voracity of Human Beings
- On the Availability of resources on Earth
- The (Thermodynamic) Value of Scarcity
- The Physical Value of Mineral Resources
- Material Limits of Energy Transition
- The Hidden Cost of Technology
- Looking to the Future.