Climate
Mining companies that incorporate climate-smart mining practices can significantly reduce their environmental footprints. These practices seek to:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Minimize water consumption
- Manage waste efficiently
- Promote social and environmental responsibility
Climate-smart mining emphasizes social, cultural, and environmental considerations in the decision-making process.
Mining companies that incorporate climate-smart mining practices can significantly reduce their environmental footprints. These practices seek to:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Minimize water consumption
- Manage waste efficiently
- Promote social and environmental responsibility
Climate-smart mining emphasizes social, cultural, and environmental considerations in the decision-making process.
The Foundations of Clean Energy
Many of the minerals being mined are also used in the development, production, and operations of renewable energy products and systems that help combat climate change. Minerals such as graphite, lithium, and cobalt all are necessary to create the devices, machines, and equipment that make manufacturing and storing clean energy possible.
The World Bank has estimated that three billion tons of minerals and metals will be needed to meet the demand for clean energy technologies such as wind, solar, and geothermal power by 2050. That would require a 600% increase in mining production to meet those needs.
An example of how mining provides the raw materials necessary to create energy efficiency technologies can be seen in wind turbines. Building the turbines that harness offshore wind energy requires significant amounts of mined materials, including:
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Steel
- Rare earth metals that create magnets
Climate-smart mining adopts energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy sources to help power mining operations. Mining companies are able to reduce their carbon emissions and indirectly contribute to the growth of renewable energy by utilizing renewables, such as solar, wind, or hydropower to meet their energy needs.
The World Bank has estimated that three billion tons of minerals and metals will be needed to meet the demand for clean energy technologies such as wind, solar, and geothermal power by 2050. That would require a 600% increase in mining production to meet those needs.
An example of how mining provides the raw materials necessary to create energy efficiency technologies can be seen in wind turbines. Building the turbines that harness offshore wind energy requires significant amounts of mined materials, including:
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Steel
- Rare earth metals that create magnets
Climate-smart mining adopts energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy sources to help power mining operations. Mining companies are able to reduce their carbon emissions and indirectly contribute to the growth of renewable energy by utilizing renewables, such as solar, wind, or hydropower to meet their energy needs.
