Benchmark: hard-rock lithium can be 3x as carbon intensive as lithium from brine
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2023
The carbon intensity of the electricity grids where the raw material is mined and concentrated and where the lithium chemical is produced strongly impacts the overall carbon intensity of the process. Both the Australian and the Chinese electricity grids are highly dependent on fossil fuels with a large amount of coal power.
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