Net Zero Goals and Lithium Metal Production

By now, almost the entire world agrees: we must rapidly change our ways to combat the effects of climate change and slow down global warming. To do this, we’re switching to more eco-friendly materials and processes and trying our best to convert from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

Possibly the greatest goal on our agenda is that of ‘net zero’ – to achieve a balance between the emissions we’re producing and the removal of greenhouse gases by carbon sinks.

It’s clear that lithium metal production will play a significant part in achieving the goal of net zero. But how, exactly?

Here, the experts at Lithium Metal Australia explain how lithium metal production will help us achieve net zero, and why it’s so crucial to a greener, cleaner future.

What is net zero?

Net zero refers to a state in which the greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere are balanced by removal out of the atmosphere, effectively contributing zero net emissions to the atmosphere.

In terms of CO2 production, net zero is the state at which global warming stops. The Paris Agreement, a legally binding treaty on climate change, outlines that ‘net zero’ aims to ‘achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century’. 

When must we achieve net zero?

Experts agree that, on a global level, we must achieve net zero by 2050. This is also outlined in the Paris Agreement.

Why is lithium metal production important to achieving net zero?

To achieve net zero we need to both cut down on carbon emissions and develop better processes for removing emissions from the atmosphere. In order to achieve a reduction in carbon emissions, the use of lithium metal is already proving essential.

Electric vehicles, home energy storage batteries, mobility scooters, e-bikes, mobile phones, laptops – all of these items can be powered by lithium metal batteries, in some cases sparing fossil fuels from being used.

• Lithium metal allows for more efficient use of renewable energy

By replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy, homes and businesses can significantly reduce their carbon footprint, helping the world achieve net zero on an individual level. With better quality, energy-denser lithium metal batteries for home energy storage, it’s possible to store more renewable energy (from solar or wind power) and reduce, and eventually eliminate, use of fossil fuels for power.

• Lithium metal provides greater energy density than lithium-ion batteries

Lithium metal batteries are 50% more energy dense than lithium-ion batteries. QuantumScape, an industry leader in lithium metal battery production, has shown that their batteries can add 80% more range to an EV using current lithium-ion batteries of the same weight. This will make electric vehicles more convenient, giving people an incentive to go electric rather than choose a petrol-powered vehicle.

Lithium Metal Australia understands the rapid rate at which we need to change our processes in order to achieve net zero. We extract lithium metal in a responsible way, with the aim of decarbonisation of the planet. Our processes of lithium extraction are clean and efficient, using the most energy- and cost-efficient process to produce lithium metal – carbothermic reduction. Contact Lithium Metal Australia to learn more about our world-leading lithium metal extraction.

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