Why climate change is leaving mining firms between a rock and a hard place
For most of us, when we think about mining and the environment, it tends to be about water and air pollution, disasters such as the fatal collapse of tailings dams, or the global warming consequences of coal mining.
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World Gold Council Report
Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Strategies for the Gold Mining Industry
Mining News Pro -The World Gold Council’s ‘Gold and climate change: Adaptation and resilience’ report identifies the key physical climate-related vulnerabilities of the gold mining industry and outlines a range of adaptation strategies to support the industry in managing the associated risks
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White House considers emergency declaration to fight climate change
Mining News Pro - President Joe Biden will announce executive action to confront climate change after a key senator blocked legislation, but he’s holding off for now on an emergency decree that would allow him to marshal sweeping powers — and billions of federal dollars — against global warming.
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US Supreme Court questions scope of EPA’s climate change powers
Mining News Pro - US Supreme Court justices debated putting new limits on the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to tackle greenhouse-gas emissions, as they considered a case that threatens to undercut President Joe Biden’s climate agenda.
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Australia must weigh climate change in mine approvals — court
Mining News Pro - Australia’s government has been ordered to consider risks carbon dioxide emissions pose to young people when approving new coal mines or expansions to existing ones, the federal court said on Thursday.
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Australia must weigh climate change in mine approvals — court
Mining News Pro - Australia’s government has been ordered to consider risks carbon dioxide emissions pose to young people when approving new coal mines or expansions to existing ones, the federal court said on Thursday.
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Australia has wasted so many years when it comes to climate change
Mining News Pro - The first mention in parliament of ‘greenhouse gas’ occurred in 1986 - decades later the government is still not proposing anything near appropriate
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Nagle expresses firm belief in Glencore’s coal-depleting climate change strategy
Mining News Pro - Firm belief in the climate change strategy being embarked upon by diversified mining and marketing company Glencore was expressed on Tuesday by incoming Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
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Sibanye records A- rating for carbon, climate change disclosure
Mining News Pro - Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has achieved an ‘A-’ rating by nonprofit global environmental disclosure platform CDP, in recognition of its climate change action and disclosure.
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Coal wins curious reprieve in Biden’s assault on climate change
Mining News Pro - President Joe Biden enlisted the entire US government in the fight against climate change on Wednesday, even telling the Central Intelligence Agency to consider global warming a national security threat.
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Ramaphosa appoints Climate Change Commission members
Mining News Pro - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the Climate Change Coordinating Commission established to coordinate and oversee the transition towards a low-carbon and climate change resilient economy.
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Mining could suffer $350bn loss from climate change inaction
Mining News Pro - Mining is anticipated to be the second hardest-hit industry in Australia should there be an inaction to mitigate climate change, according to Deloitte.
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BHP partners with Chinese to combat climate change
Mining News Pro - BHP has launched a five-year partnership with steel producer China Baowu to focus on reducing the greenhouse gas emissions in the global steel industry.
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The day is here, and climate change is on the ballot
Mining News Pro - Election day in the US is finally here. The contrast between the presidential candidates could not be greater and there is no issue that makes that clearer than climate change.
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Fortescue addresses growing climate change challenge
Mining News Pro - Fortescue Metals Group has continued to work towards its 2040 net zero emissions target according to the company’s 2020 climate change report.
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Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission seen as key to navigating South Africa’s ‘just transition’
Mining News Pro - Amember of South Africa’s National Planning Commission (NPC) has called for the Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission (PCCCC) to be established, arguing that such a multi-stakeholder institutional platform is required to implement the just transition vision outlined in the country’s National Development Plan (NDP).
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Big miners battle with limiting climate change
Mining News Pro - Only two of the world’s ten largest mining companies are aligned with limiting climate change to 2 °C, new research by assessor The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has found.
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Trudeau says mining can help fight climate change
Mining News Pro - The Canadian government will extend the business tax deduction for zero-emission vehicles and equipment to cover mining operations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday afternoon, as he believes the sector still has an important role to play in the fight against climate change.
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BP slammed for lofty climate change ambition, Rio ignored for small step
Mining News Pro - Two major resource companies made two very different announcements recently, both on the theme of addressing climate change. The stark contrast between them shows the industry is still grappling with how to meet the challenges ahead.
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Scientists propose framework to mitigate mining’s impact on climate change
Mining News Pro - A new framework that will allow mining companies to better monitor, gather and assess emissions data, as well as to identify measurement gaps and evaluate and apply mitigation strategies, is expected to help reduce the industry’s impact on climate change.
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Renewables use spike in 2020 not enough to meet climate change goals
Mining News Pro - Solar and wind power are among the renewable energies forecast to spike in 2020, accounting for two-thirds of the new power generation capacity comings on line, a new report shows.
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Gold mines help scientists study climate change
Mining News Pro - Researchers from the University of Buffalo and the University of Alberta are conducting studies in gold mines west of Fairbanks, Alaska, to find clues on how the area has responded to prehistoric global warming events and how it might respond in coming years as the planet heats up again.
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South African coal miner plans new climate change strategy
Mining News Pro - South Africa’s Exxaro Resources Ltd. said it’s working on a new strategy for its business founded on coal mining amid investor and public concerns about the impact of climate change.
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Where BHP goes on climate change, will others follow?
Mining News Pro - BHP Group may just have set the template for how resource companies are going to deal with the challenge of climate change, even if some of its competitors would prefer a course of more talk and less action.
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Canadian mining sector to adapt to climate change
Mining News Pro - Canada’s federal government has invested US$242,000 (C$325,000) in a Mining Association of Canada-led project to better provide industry with the tools and knowledge required to plan for LOM climate-related decisions.
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