Ambitious EV policy expedites the e-waste and socio-environmental impacts in India

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作者：
Asokan, Vivek Anand [1 ]
Teah, Heng Yi [2 ]
Kawazu, Erin [1 ]
Hotta, Yasuhiko [1 ]
机构：
[1] Inst Global Environm Strategies IGES, 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa 2400115, Japan
[2] Waseda Univ, Waseda Res Inst Sci & Engn, 3-4-1 Okubo, Tokyo, Tokyo 1698555, Japan
来源：
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING | 2023年 / 190卷
关键词：
Developing countries; Electric vehicle; Battery waste; Socio-environmental impacts; India; ELECTRIC VEHICLE-BATTERIES; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; CHINA;
D O I：
10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106829
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
There is limited knowledge on the potential impacts of electric vehicle (EV) deployment in developing countries to date. India is a rapidly industrializing country with a national policy to promote EVs, but does not have the waste management infrastructure to process battery waste. Through a model analysis for India, we projected that the sale of two-wheeler EVs will peak in 2030 at around 20 million units while the sale of four-wheeler EVs will steadily increase to 10 million units in 2050. Meanwhile, the volume of lead-acid battery waste is projected to peak in 2027, and lithium-ion battery waste from two-wheelers and four-wheelers will exceed 500 kilotons in 2044 and 1000 kilotons in 2050, respectively. Given these projections, it is imperative to create a safe envi-ronment for workers and surrounding communities, an extended producer responsibility (EPR) system and a national mechanism to track waste crimes related to batteries in the future.
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