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The figure shows that substantial amounts of new types of waste will be generated over the coming years by the infrastructure required for the transition to clean energy.

Photovoltaics – Carrara et al. (2020); IRENA (2020), Wind energy – Carrara et al. (2020); IRENA (2020), Energy Storage & Mobility – Stahl et al. (2021), adapted from Emerging waste streams – Challenges and opportunities.

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