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Decarbonizing Energy
The energy transition needs metals. But it needs social awareness too
The new importance of ESG investments means companies extracting metal to supply clean-energy tech will have to pay more attention to their social impact
Climate Change
This is how much of the Earth's surface humans have modified
14.6% of the world's land area, an area greater than Russia, has been modified by humans, according to researchers.
Advanced Materials
All the metals we mine each year, in one visualization
Billions of tonnes of metal were mined in 2019 - but which were the most mined?
Future of Energy
How can we decarbonize the mining and cement industries?
With clean energy technologies requiring more minerals than fossil fuel-based counterparts, mining and cement industries both have a key role to play in the transition.
Digital Communications
This graphic shows what your smartphone is made of
While the combination of metals in a smartphone may vary, most smartphones can carry roughly 80% of the stable elements that are on the periodic table.
Mining and Metals
How can we accelerate decarbonization methods in the mining and cement industry?
The mining and cement industries contribute over 10% of the world’s CO₂ emissions, but demand in both industries remains high and decarbonisation efforts should be accelerated.
Sweden
This company has delivered the world's first fossil-free steel
HYBRIT delivered the first fossil-free steel to a customer in Sweden, only a year after starting test operations at its pilot plant in Lulea.
One Trillion Trees
The organization planting millions of trees in old coal mines
Reforesting surface-mined land can be tricky – but this US nonprofit is doing just that to help reduce the impact of climate change and create local jobs.
Batteries
What is 'bioleaching' and how could it make EV batteries more sustainable?
Electric vehicles' batteries require metals like lithium. These can be recycled from existing batteries through bioleaching, using microbes to oxidise metal.
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
What global steel production has looked like over the last 50 years
Steel is the foundation of our buildings, vehicles, and industries, with 1,864 million metric tons of crude steel produced in 2020, according to the World Steel Association.
JRS2021
7 insights to help the mining industry prepare its workforce for the future
New report from ICMM highlights the critical role the mining industry can play in supporting mining communities to develop the skills needed for new roles.
Batteries
Metal-free batteries could make the industry more ethical and sustainable
Only a small percentage of Li-ion batteries are recycled and in several well documented cases, the cobalt needed to make them is mined using child labor.
Mining and Metals
Global forces shaping the future of mining and how to navigate them
We outline the 10 forces which will impact and shape the future of mining and how responsible businesses should approach the complex challenges ahead.
Mining and Metals
Here’s a safer, cleaner way to recover rare-earth metals from our old phones and laptops
This research is a positive step towards increasing the sustainability of rare-earth metals, while helping the supply chain in the digital revolution.
Decarbonizing Energy
These are the biggest hurdles on the path to clean energy
Realizing the energy transition poses some major challenges. Could a hybrid approach that leverages fossil fuel energy alongside renewables be the answer?