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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five. 2018 EPI Trends. average exposure, and PM 2.5

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Should the Cobalt for EVs Come From the Congo or the Seafloor?

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More than half of the world’s cobalt currently comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has had a dismal record for protecting the environment and the well-being of the people who live and work around its mines. Eric Adams , an expert in water-quality monitoring at MIT, who was one of the participants in that study.

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Jervois to acquire SMP nickel & cobalt refinery in Brazil; concentrate from Idaho for refining, cobalt metal back to US

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In addition to nickel and cobalt electrolysis, the flowsheet and site encompasses leaching and neutralization, nickel purification, crystallization and evaporation, cobalt extraction, utilities, cutting and packing, electrical, maintenance, an industrial waste-water treatment plant and a sodium sulfate crystallization building.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. The total global reserves are estimated at 14 million tons – which corresponds to 165 times the production volume in 2018. So, how much lithium is available globally, and will this become an issue? Where does lithium come from?

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. The total global reserves are estimated at 14 million tons – which corresponds to 165 times the production volume in 2018. So, how much lithium is available globally, and will this become an issue? Where does lithium come from?

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. You also must consider the electricity that charges the vehicle. falls somewhere in the middle, deriving.