February 14, 2019 by Parakram Pyakurel 1 Comment

We all know the important part played by lithium in battery manufacture. But there is a longer list of metals - including copper, cobalt and neodymium – that must ramp up supply for the continued rapid growth of EVs, solar, wind and other renewables technologies. EVs alone will increase the consumption of copper nine-fold by 2027. Cobalt prices already doubled in 2017. Neodymium use will rise by 700% in the next few decades to satisfy our need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Innovations, Renewables Tagged With: bio, cobalt, copper, EVs, neodymium, Prius, rare earth metals, renewables, solar, Toyota, transition, wind

January 23, 2019 by Parakram Pyakurel

Energy Efficiency’s role in the mix of tools we use to reduce carbon emissions is crucial. But Energy Efficiency gains can have a rebound effect: as your bills reduce, you have more money to spend on more energy. We need incentives and policies to reduce actual consumption, otherwise we’re making it harder to cut emissions, argues Parakram Pyakurel of Southampton Solent University, UK. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, Energy efficiency, Policies Tagged With: emissions, Energy, energy efficiency, ghg, transition