By 2050, the cumulative emissions from the quantity of aluminum extracted and processed worldwide for energy technologies is forecast to amount to 845 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, under the two degree scenario. Several mineral commodities are necessary for the technologies that will enable the energy transition in the years to come, but their own environmental footprints pose a considerable setback to climate change mitigation.
Forecast cumulative emissions from mineral extraction and processing* worldwide until 2050, by mineral type (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Statista. (April 12, 2021). Forecast cumulative emissions from mineral extraction and processing* worldwide until 2050, by mineral type (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/702198/forecast-cumulative-global-mineral-extraction-and-processing-emissions-by-type/
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Forecast cumulative emissions from mineral extraction and processing* worldwide until 2050, by mineral type (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Statista, April 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/702198/forecast-cumulative-global-mineral-extraction-and-processing-emissions-by-type/