ENERGY TRANSITION DEBATE: ELECTRIC VEHICLES, OIL AND THE "GREEN" PARADOX
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| author | Tokhirjonov Temurbek Alimardon ogli Numonjon Malikov |
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| contents | <p>The global energy transition is popularly viewed as an accelerated and irreversible transformation from fossil<br>fuels to renewable sources and e-mobility. However, this tale frequently overlooks the deep and deep-seated underlying<br>structural, economic, and geopolitical forces motivating the oil sector, and the environmental and health-related challenges<br>implicit in electric vehicle technologies. This chapter offers a critical evaluation of the resilience of the oil industry in the<br>context of an energy transition framework and explains the environmental paradox of “green” energy solutions. Based<br>on qualitative synthesis of recent LCA, environmental science peer-reviewed works, policy analysis, the paper reaches<br>three key conclusions. Oil is still embedded in global energy systems as a result of inertia of its infrastructure, dependence<br>on industrial sectors, and geopolitical interests. Second, the deployment of EVs transfers much of environmental load<br>upstream, particularly when it comes to battery production and raw materials. Third, certain environmental and health<br>risks, including those tied to lithium-ion battery production and their management at the end of the life cycle, are specific<br>to technologies associated with electric vehicles and not present in traditional internal combustion engine vehicles. The<br>paper argues that decarbonization is necessary but that an accounting of the dynamics of the energy transition requires<br>a reckoning about oil’s continuing relevance, and with the hidden costs of electrification</p> |
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| spellingShingle | ENERGY TRANSITION DEBATE: ELECTRIC VEHICLES, OIL AND THE "GREEN" PARADOX Tokhirjonov Temurbek Alimardon ogli Numonjon Malikov <p>The global energy transition is popularly viewed as an accelerated and irreversible transformation from fossil<br>fuels to renewable sources and e-mobility. However, this tale frequently overlooks the deep and deep-seated underlying<br>structural, economic, and geopolitical forces motivating the oil sector, and the environmental and health-related challenges<br>implicit in electric vehicle technologies. This chapter offers a critical evaluation of the resilience of the oil industry in the<br>context of an energy transition framework and explains the environmental paradox of “green” energy solutions. Based<br>on qualitative synthesis of recent LCA, environmental science peer-reviewed works, policy analysis, the paper reaches<br>three key conclusions. Oil is still embedded in global energy systems as a result of inertia of its infrastructure, dependence<br>on industrial sectors, and geopolitical interests. Second, the deployment of EVs transfers much of environmental load<br>upstream, particularly when it comes to battery production and raw materials. Third, certain environmental and health<br>risks, including those tied to lithium-ion battery production and their management at the end of the life cycle, are specific<br>to technologies associated with electric vehicles and not present in traditional internal combustion engine vehicles. The<br>paper argues that decarbonization is necessary but that an accounting of the dynamics of the energy transition requires<br>a reckoning about oil’s continuing relevance, and with the hidden costs of electrification</p> |
| title | ENERGY TRANSITION DEBATE: ELECTRIC VEHICLES, OIL AND THE "GREEN" PARADOX |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18037153 |