China's
booming
truck
industry
has
led
to
a
rapid
rise
in
end-of-life
trucks.
However,
only
third
of
them
end
up
formal
recycling.
Accordingly,
this
study
estimated
the
resource,
economic,
and
decarbonization
potential
trucks
China
from
2000
2050.
Our
analysis
shows
that
total
amount
will
increase
9-fold
53
Mt
by
The
economic
benefit
these
recyclable
resources
2.6
billion
US$
2010
23
US$,
or
44
if
considering
2%
inflation,
Effective
urban
mining
Al,
Fe,
Cu
was
able
reduce
carbon
emissions
45
primary
material
production
2023.
These
quantitative
data
can
provide
scientific
support
for
policy
formulation
technology
development.
Urban
positively
promote
dematerialization
development
society
lacks
clean
energy
power
grids.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
382(2284)
Published: Nov. 4, 2024
Energy
infrastructure
requires
metals,
and
metals
production
energy.
A
transparent,
physical
model
of
the
metals-energy
system
is
presented
to
explore
under
what
conditions
this
dependence
constrains
or
accelerates
transition
a
net-zero
economy.
While
mineral
(as
high
as
340
Mt
yr
−1
iron
ore,
210
limestone,
250
bauxite
5.5
Gt
copper
ore
in
2040–2050
decade,
assuming
no
improvements)
total
energy
(up
22
EJ
)
requirements
for
building
low-carbon
are
significant,
it
compares
favourably
with
current
extraction
use
supporting
fossil
fuel
(15
minerals
~38
).
There
levers
significantly
reduce
material
associated
impacts
over
time.
The
industry
can
play
key
reinforcing
role
by
adapting
increasing
supply
renewable
electricity.
Specifically,
direct
electrolysis
extract
metal
from
close
thermodynamic
limit,
make
efficient
low-C
unique
features
emerging
technologies
extraction,
molten
oxide
sulphide
considered
evolving
system.
Electrification
enables
elegant
separations
provides
pathway
build
out
while
reducing
environmental
impacts,
though
efficiency
measures
will
still
be
crucial
meet
2050
carbon
budgets.
This
article
part
discussion
meeting
issue
‘Sustainable
metals:
science
systems’.
China's
booming
truck
industry
has
led
to
a
rapid
rise
in
end-of-life
trucks.
However,
only
third
of
them
end
up
formal
recycling.
Accordingly,
this
study
estimated
the
resource,
economic,
and
decarbonization
potential
trucks
China
from
2000
2050.
Our
analysis
shows
that
total
amount
will
increase
9-fold
53
Mt
by
The
economic
benefit
these
recyclable
resources
2.6
billion
US$
2010
23
US$,
or
44
if
considering
2%
inflation,
Effective
urban
mining
Al,
Fe,
Cu
was
able
reduce
carbon
emissions
45
primary
material
production
2023.
These
quantitative
data
can
provide
scientific
support
for
policy
formulation
technology
development.
Urban
positively
promote
dematerialization
development
society
lacks
clean
energy
power
grids.
