Metals
Digging Net Zero pathways for mining green tech metals with IFC
Solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and batteries, all these innovations – and with it, the extraction of minerals and metals – will need to scale if we want to meet the climate goals of the Paris Agreement and reach Net Zero. Click to read the full blog by The Carbon Trust.
Metals and Mining Hold the Key to the Energy Transition. Gender-smart Businesses Can Be the Driver.
The shift to a low-carbon future will rely on critical minerals such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, and mining will be key to making the transition a reality. To meet these needs in sustainable ways, mining companies will have to become not only more climate-responsive but also equitable, including increasing women in the workforce, on […]
The climate movement needs to engage with Big Mining as never before
The energy transition will require vast amounts of additional mineral extraction… Environmental activists need to ramp up engagement and collaboration with the mining industry if the energy transition is to be secured, however uncomfortable it makes them, argues Daniel Litvin. … He highlights five points to encourage a constructive conversation. Read the full article by […]
Equality to Safeguard the Environment: How Women Improve the Environmental Performance of the Minerals Sector
Mining companies and stakeholders in the mining sector are increasingly acknowledging the tremendous potential and essential role of women in the minerals industry. The same trend is visible in the international discourse on climate change. This blog explores how women are disproportionately affected by climate change and environmental degradation. It looks at how important it […]
Pedal to the Metal: Decarbonization Pathways for Copper and Nickel
Here’s a sobering truth: To meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, the world needs to rapidly transition towards a low-carbon economy. But the question is: How is this going to be accomplished? It will mean doubling down on everything from electric vehicles (EV) to renewable energy sources like wind […]
