> The Ritsumeikan study found "circular economy strategies" could halve resource demand or maintain it at 2015 levels.
> Vehicle electrification can be achieved without increasing resource use if a set of circular economy strategies is concurrently and ambitiously implemented."
So a big dig to get the materials in the first place and then fall off once we get enough of the materials out of the ground and good recycling systems in place. As opposed to continuing to go with oil where we will just constantly need more and more and more to burn.
> Vehicle electrification can be achieved without increasing resource use if a set of circular economy strategies is concurrently and ambitiously implemented."
So a big dig to get the materials in the first place and then fall off once we get enough of the materials out of the ground and good recycling systems in place. As opposed to continuing to go with oil where we will just constantly need more and more and more to burn.