A Long-Term Strategy for Climate, Nature and Energy

Rolling out EVs: A Marathon or a Sprint?

January 18, 2024
15:00–15:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Electric vehicles are a promising solution to decarbonize the automotive ecosystem but battery production is complex and carbon-intensive. To replace the global vehicles fleet of internal combustion engines and shift to electric vehicles, 3 billion tonnes of lithium are needed and 700 years to extract it. Is the race to decarbonize the automotive industry a marathon or a sprint, and how do we...
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Speakers

HA
Hilde Merete Aasheim
President and Chief Executive Officer
Norsk Hydro ASA
AL
Arancha Gonzalez Laya
Dean
Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po
JR
Jim Rowan
Chief Executive Officer
Volvo Cars
RZ
Robin Zeng
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL)

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