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The Many Problems With Batteries

The Many Problems With Batteries
A worker controls batteries in an electricity storage container in Fontenelle, France, on Sept. 29, 2020. Philippe Desmazes/AFP via Getty Images
Iddo Wernick
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As a source of energy information for many global and U.S. policymakers, International Energy Agency (IEA) reports speak with great authority. In its report released in April, “Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions,” the agency charts out a path for massive growth in battery energy storage consistent with the goal of “Net Zero” by 2050.
Iddo Wernick
Iddo Wernick
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For nearly three decades, Dr. Iddo K. Wernick has worked on measuring and analyzing how technology systems influence societal resource consumption and the natural environment. He is currently a Senior Research Associate at The Rockefeller University's Program for the Human Environment.
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