""It's vital for all of us to show that this is not all about some expensive, politically correct green act of bunny hugging... This is about growth and jobs" says PM Boris @ EarthDay summit.
https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1385215052748398595?lang=en
Business ( perpetual 'growth'), as deluded usual.
The proles must be 'green' indeed to believe the callow optimism of Greta or specious duplicity of Johnson..
" Each of the 1.39 billion lithium ion batteries could only have a useful working life of 8 to 10 years. So, 8-10 years after manufacture, new replacement batteries will be required, from either a mined mineral source, or a recycled metal source. This is unlikely to be practical, which suggests the whole EV battery solution may need to be re-thought and a new solution is developed that is not so mineral intensive.” Geological Survey of Finland --- 20.8.2021
WARNING! rather LARGE pdf ... above is on page 4, of a thousand...
https://tupa.gtk.fi/raportti/arkisto/42_2021.pdf