Philippe Baudry, RPMGlobal, shines a light on the Australian mining industry’s carbon reduction push.
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ith sustainability now viewed as an ethical norm and an important part of businesses’ social licence to operate, the challenge for the mining industry to move to a greener future is an opportunity to reset the industry’s reputation within the broader public. Like its global peers, Australia’s mining industry is welcoming this challenge, with many companies making a firm commitment to reduce carbon emissions as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement, which came into place in 2020.
10 July/August 2021 // global mining review
Australia, which is home to four of the world’s 10 biggest coal mines and is the biggest coal exporter in the world, certainly has a lot of work to do to push into clean energy and emissions abatement. But, with the abundant economic opportunities of decarbonisation, Australia, and its world-class resources sector, has strong imperative to emerge as a zero-carbon energy powerhouse. In addition, underground coal mines are proving to be the most electrified mines today. The Australian mining sector is already developing advanced
