MKS PAMP first precious metals refinery to set SBTi-approved carbon emissions reduction targets
Mining News Pro - MKS PAMP, provider of financial and physical trading services and precious metals refinery, announced Wednesday that it is the first precious metals company in the world to have SBTi approved carbon emissions reduction targets, committing to a 1.5°C emissions reduction in line with the Paris Agreement.
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China vows to cut carbon emissions from aluminum smelters by 5% by 2025
Mining News Pro - China pledged to cut carbon emissions from aluminum smelters and reduce steel capacity under a five-year plan that adds some details on Beijing’s drive to reshape heavy industries.
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Carbon emissions to reach record levels in 2023 as stimulus spending fails to match net-zero ambition
Mining News Pro - The financial resources allocated by governments globally to clean-energy measures in response to the Covid-19 crisis currently represent only 2% of the $16-trillion in total fiscal support set aside for economic stimulus, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) new Sustainable Recovery Tracker shows.
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RHI Magnesita and Calix Limited sign agreement to advance carbon emissions reduction in the refractory industry
Mining News Pro - RHI Magnesita, a global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions, has announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Australian technology company Calix Limited. The MOU covers the development of a Calix Flash Calciner for use in the production of refractory materials, which will enable CO2 separation for either utilisation or storage.
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South32 aims to cut carbon emissions
Mining News Pro - Diversified miner South32 on Tuesday unveiled plans to increase its capital management programme by $200-million, to $1.88-billion, and to achieve a 50% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 operational emissions by 2035, following the sale of its South African Energy Coal operations.
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Carbon emissions set to surge in 2021 as coal rebound eclipses record renewables growth
Mining News Pro - Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could surge by 1.5-billion tonnes in 2021 to 33-billion tonnes, reversing most of last year’s decline caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, as rebounding coal demand in the electricity sector more than offsets record renewables deployments.
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World Economic Forum tests blockchain for tracking carbon emissions
Mining News Pro - Most estimates of the carbon footprint of the mining industry’s value chain are currently based on industry benchmarks or non-standard unverifiable sensors, says Jorgen Sandstrom, World Economic Forum’s (WEF) head of mining and metals.
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World’s largest copper miner to cut carbon emissions 70% by 2030
Mining News Pro - Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has outlined sustainability plans in five areas of action for its operations and projects, including goals to cut carbon emissions by 70%, reduce inland water consumption by 60% and recycling 65% of its industrial waste by 2030.
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Countries being more transparent over resources reduce carbon emissions
Mining News Pro - New research by the University of Sussex reveals that countries that are part of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which pushes for financial transparency over oil, gas, and mining revenues, have seen their carbon emissions reduce by 13% on average between 2000 and 2014.
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Vale to spend $2bn to cut carbon emissions 33% by 2030
Mining News Pro - Brazilian miner Vale SA plans to spend at least $2 billion to cut both its direct and indirect carbon emissions by 33% by 2030, Chief Executive Eduardo Bartolomeo told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Top gold sector investor demands more action on carbon emissions
Mining News Pro - South Africa’s biggest money manager has written to 22 gold mining companies asking them to disclose data on the emissions they cause, adding to pressure on the resources sector to tackle climate change.
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Tata Steel Announces New Technology that can Reduce Carbon Emissions by 50 Percent - SteelVia
Mining News Pro - The latest technology developed at Tata Steel Europe`s Ijmuiden site in the Netherlands promises to reduce carbon emissions like never before
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