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18 paź 2021 · Mines pollute the air and cause poor health conditions. Increase in automation leads to low-skilled and repetitive job losses. Mines cause displacement of communities; tailings often cause forced removal of communities. Mines can cause lasting degradation of soils, biomass, and ecosystems.
- IGF
This document outlines the history of the Intergovernmental...
- Ukraine
The International Institute for Sustainable Development...
- Mining
The mining sector has long been an area of focus for IISD....
- Still Only One Earth
In the lead up to the 50th anniversaries of the Stockholm...
- Government of Sweden, Ministry of Environment
The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for the...
- Sustainable Development
Achieving the ambition of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable...
- IGF
3 mar 2020 · New technologies are already being used across the sector: to digitize data collection, track big data, automate parts of the mining process, and generate sustainable energy for mines. However, the labour implications of these technologies are vast and varied.
6 dni temu · The Sustainable Mining Solutions Stack. It’s estimated that up to 18% of the EU’s total consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions come from extraction and mining. Our Sustainable Mining Solutions Stack maps companies building solutions all the way from ideation to mass scale IPO. Since 2020, investment in sustainable mining startups has ...
29 cze 2021 · They propose this radical green-mining approach to provide essential metals for a net zero future – copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium – in a sustainable way. Scientists at the University of Oxford demonstrate how it is possible to directly extract valuable metals from hot salty fluids (‘brines’) trapped in porous rocks at depths of ...
19 paź 2021 · We have a collective responsibility to ensure that the world’s hidden mining workforce, supplying the materials we use in our daily lives, enjoy safe and productive working conditions. There are examples that are well underway to improve OHS in ASM.
8 gru 2023 · In order to curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change, experts are urging policymakers to swap oil and gas for renewables, bolster electric transit and take other...
Leveraging renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower power their operations that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels. Adopting water recycling and treatment systems that conserve water resources and minimize water pollution from mining activities.
