Raw materials: why Europe needs to ramp up its battery game

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  1. >The demand for lithium is projected to increase by 2,000% by 2040

    There are currently only [eight countries mining lithium in any significant amount;](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_lithium_production) the four biggest producers of lithium ore being Australia, Chile, China, and Argentina.

    A long process to start mining lithium in Cornwall started in 2019 and [a pilot plant is due to start about now.](https://www.miningmagazine.com/infrastructure/news/1424645/geocubed-takes-next-step-in-uk-lithium-project)

    An environmental view of mining Cornwall’s lithium:

    >[“What’s being done about the sh*t tonne of lithium in Cornwall?”](https://www.theecoexperts.co.uk/blog/lithium-in-cornwall)

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