Ethics in technology and science Seminar II Kristina Johansson Viktor Renman Burak Aktekin Dan Wu Junxin Wang Group IV

The dilemma The development of a new battery for electric vehicles Electric vehicles would substitute the use of fossil fuels, reduce carbon emission using renewable energy The battery requires a new element, primarily in a country with bad reputation for human/worker rights Extraction from ore is harmful to local environment The new material is toxic, difficult to recycle, but it promote the efficiency of the battery

The solutions  Develop batteries with this element  Seek for alternative elements (abundent and eco-friendly)

SolutionsEnvironmentHumanResearcherBattery Develop batteries with this element + Reduce carbon emission, good for climate change + Renewable energy - Production is harmful + Economical growth + Offer job opportunities - Bad working environment for workers in this country (child labour etc) -/+ Strenghtens the power of an un-democratic government; Might result in democratic reforms later + Publication + Funding + Reputation - Risks in lab - Guilty conscience + High performance + Cost-effective - Toxic - Difficult to recycle Seek for alternative elements (abundent and eco- friendly) + If succeeded: all benefits of first solution + Eco-friendly production of the new element + Abundent elements (not dependent on a single country) + No support for a corrupted government - Less possiibilty to boost the economical growth and offer new jobs of the developing country + No risks in lab + Clear conscience - No publications in the short term - Required more efforts, risk to waste money/time on new research + Non-toxic + Easy to recycle - Inferior performance in short term - Cost- ineffective

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