CDP

Top mining firms risking $16 billion in climate costs, CDP says

2019-02-14T10:06:58+00:00

Photo credit: Strip coal mining. Planet Geography, cc-by-2.5. The mining sector isn’t preparing for the transition to a low-carbon economy quickly enough, according to a new report from CDP. While miners are spending 45% of their capital expenditure on commodities like copper and nickel that stand to benefit from the rise of clean energy technology, the Read More

Top mining firms risking $16 billion in climate costs, CDP says2019-02-14T10:06:58+00:00

Carbon charges could increase renewable energy adoption from mines

2019-02-19T12:28:37+00:00

Significant carbon charges would speed up solar-diesel and wind-diesel hybrid projects at mines and could possibly boost storage applications as well. There has, until recently, not been much activity among mining companies regarding renewable energy. A recent report from CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, came to the conclusion that the biggest miners are Read More

Carbon charges could increase renewable energy adoption from mines2019-02-19T12:28:37+00:00