Why sustainable batteries are key to meeting the Paris Agreement goals

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Concerted action, on a massive scale, is urgently needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, argues Benedikt Sobotka from the Global Battery Alliance - and energy storage could hold the key

Nothing attests to the increasing importance of lithium-ion batteries better than the recent Nobel Prize for 2019 being awarded to three scientists that were pivotal to their development. Now at the forefront...

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