The Surprising Climate Cost of the Humblest Battery Material

For a moment, to the anode, for it is so frequently overlooked. When a battery is powered up, the lithium ion rush towards the positively charged end and wait for the energy to be needed. The anodes were made from metal. Scientists tried out carbon because of the unstable nature of the metal. They refined it into a lattice of hexagonal atomic rings that could hold an abundance of ion. The same material is found in the tip of a No. 2 pencil. It is said that the other end of the battery is where magic happens. It is home to an arrangement of metals. Depending on the battery design, each of those metals is negotiable. It isn't humble graphite. It helps determine how much energy a battery can hold.