Transforming Value Chains for Sustainability: Closing the Loop in the Age of Electromobility
Voigt KI, Czaja L, Zipse O (2023)
Publication Type: Authored book
Publication year: 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
ISBN: 9783031422249
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-42224-9_6
Abstract
Achieving the Paris goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 °C requires radical decarbonization of our economy, including a shift to renewable energy. In the automotive sector, electromobility offers a promising option for making this transition. However, while electric vehicles (EVs) have lower emissions during their use phase, a significant part of the carbon footprint is shifted upstream in the value chain to raw material extraction and battery production. Against this background, this chapter provides an in-depth look at how the automotive industry’s transition to electromobility leads to far-reaching implications for the EV battery value chain. The chapter begins with a brief review of resource scarcity as a relevant strategic background for the circular economy. It continues with the different steps of the linear EV battery value chain. The chapter then uses a circularity perspective to discuss the technology and value chain steps for closing the loop in the EV battery life cycle. It concludes with an outlook on the challenges of circular EV battery value chains.
Authors with CRIS profile
Kai-Ingo Voigt
Lehrstuhl für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Industrielles Management
Lothar Czaja
Lehrstuhl für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Industrielles Management
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Voigt, K.-I., Czaja, L., & Zipse, O. (2023). Transforming Value Chains for Sustainability: Closing the Loop in the Age of Electromobility. Springer International Publishing.
MLA:
Voigt, Kai-Ingo, Lothar Czaja, and Oliver Zipse. Transforming Value Chains for Sustainability: Closing the Loop in the Age of Electromobility. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
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