{"title":"On the security of graphite supply","authors":"Leopold Weber","doi":"10.1007/s00710-023-00816-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In order to achieve the ambitious goals vital to successfully combat global warming, new methods for the generation, storage and transport of renewable energy as well as for electromobility are required. In most cases such methods are resource-intensive. For example, graphite is expected to grow by ca. 500% by 2050. It is therefore legitimate to inquire into how reliably raw materials can be supplied. Raw material forecasts cannot be derived with sufficient certainty from production data only. To be able to look into the future, it is necessary to use deposit-specific resource data. Using the example of graphite, analyzes have shown that although there is no reason to fear a physical shortage of graphite, political influence or problems with the development of new deposits due to insufficient environmental protection measures can noticeably impact the security of supply.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18547,"journal":{"name":"Mineralogy and Petrology","volume":"117 2","pages":"387 - 399"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00710-023-00816-3.pdf","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mineralogy and Petrology","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00710-023-00816-3","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In order to achieve the ambitious goals vital to successfully combat global warming, new methods for the generation, storage and transport of renewable energy as well as for electromobility are required. In most cases such methods are resource-intensive. For example, graphite is expected to grow by ca. 500% by 2050. It is therefore legitimate to inquire into how reliably raw materials can be supplied. Raw material forecasts cannot be derived with sufficient certainty from production data only. To be able to look into the future, it is necessary to use deposit-specific resource data. Using the example of graphite, analyzes have shown that although there is no reason to fear a physical shortage of graphite, political influence or problems with the development of new deposits due to insufficient environmental protection measures can noticeably impact the security of supply.
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Mineralogy and Petrology welcomes manuscripts from the classical fields of mineralogy, igneous and metamorphic petrology, geochemistry, crystallography, as well as their applications in academic experimentation and research, materials science and engineering, for technology, industry, environment, or society. The journal strongly promotes cross-fertilization among Earth-scientific and applied materials-oriented disciplines. Purely descriptive manuscripts on regional topics will not be considered.
Mineralogy and Petrology was founded in 1872 by Gustav Tschermak as "Mineralogische und Petrographische Mittheilungen". It is one of Europe''s oldest geoscience journals. Former editors include outstanding names such as Gustav Tschermak, Friedrich Becke, Felix Machatschki, Josef Zemann, and Eugen F. Stumpfl.
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