Lithium

Abstract

The critical mineral lithium is used in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, portable electronic devices and grid storage applications, and is thus essential for the transition to renewable energy and green technologies. With our growing reliance on lithium, important questions are now being raised about how and from where we can supply sufficient amounts of this metal to meet society’s future needs. The future expansion of global lithium production may be limited more by environmental and social factors than by our ability to locate and access this metal.