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US calls for treaty on mercury reduction
16 Feb 2009
A big part of the solution: The Nickel Institute
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France, Britain back coal plant climate “fix”
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Metals and mining industry at a glance
The mining and metals industry is responsible for approximately 21 per cent of the global GHGs from industry according to the World Resources Institute. The industry provides materials with a huge range of applications that find their way into almost every aspect of everyday life but the environmental consequences of their extraction, processing, trade and use continues to be criticised. And with individual countries developing their own climate change policies to reduce GHG emissions, the way mining companies operate will have to change but will open up many opportunities.Coal’s role in a global technology revolution
The National Mining Association discusses how growing coal use can be reconciled with policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read More >>Carbon dioxide capture and storage: a future for coal?
Bert Metz, Senior Scientist at The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency puts the case for carbon capture and storage. Read More >>Reducing the environmental impact of the Australian minerals industry
Dr Sharif Jahanshahi, from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, discusses the push towards a sustainable Australian minerals industry. Read More >>Links and resources
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