How plain old batteries could solve one of the world's big problems

Most of us are using them every day without ever thinking about it. Lithium-ion batteries power our laptops, phones, toothbrushes, vacuum cleaners – and increasingly also cars. But there's an even bigger job awaiting them: helping the world switch to wind and solar. #planeta #batteries #energystorage We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: @dw_planeta?lang=en Credits: Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Camera: Marco Borowski Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Michael Trobridge Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon