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News posts tagged "Mining"

Biodiversity Loss

Dec 14, 2022
Concerns about biodiversity loss caused by factors such as mining and land clearing.- Curtailing the collapse of the living world. 'addressing biodiversity loss, which weakens and destabilizes all of Earth’s ecological and biogeochemical systems, including its climate system, has only one option—to reverse biodiversity loss' (Editorial in Sciences Advances journal) >
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Dec 06, 2022
'If we want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions we should not pay people to burn fossil fuels.' (Our World in Data, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford) >
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Smaller, Lighter Batteries

Nov 29, 2022
Engineers solve a mystery on the path to smaller, lighter batteries. 'A discovery by MIT researchers could finally unlock the door to the design of a new kind of rechargeable lithium battery that is more lightweight, compact, and safer than current versions' (MIT News, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) >
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Methane Risks

Nov 29, 2022
Massive gas expansion risks overtaking positive climate policies. 'The goldrush for gas continues and is counterproductive to the Paris Agreement' (Climate Action Tracker, Germany) >
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Un-Pleasant Reality

Oct 22, 2022
'Either coal is dead, or we are. Does that seem a bit dramatic? Just look at facts.' Article by Paul Maguire. (EcoNetwork, Port Stephens - near Newcastle NSW) >
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Global Coal Plant Tracker

Sep 19, 2022
'...information on coal-fired power units from around the world generating 30 megawatts and above.' (Global Energy Monitor, San Francisco) >
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Power-to-Gas Technologies in an Electric Steel Mill

Aug 21, 2022
Provision of Demand-Side Flexibility through the Integration of Power-to-Gas Technologies in an Electric Steel Mill. 'EAF steelmaking based on renewable electricity allows for low-CO2 steel production. However, the increased integration of volatile renewable energies into the energy system requires the provision of flexibility options.'  (Energy Network Technology, Department of Environmental and Energy Process Engineering, Montanuniversität Leoben, A-8700 Leoben, Austria) >
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History of Critical Minerals

Aug 21, 2022
Critical Minerals:  'They are the very definition of a modern hot commodity. JANE NICHOLLS reports on how governments decide what minerals are added to the critical minerals list, and why it’s a brilliant opportunity for the Australian resources industry.' (Resourceful magazine, CSIRO, Canberra) >
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Lithium Extraction from Seawater

Aug 03, 2022
Lithium Extraction from Seawater through Pulsed Electrochemical Intercalation. 'Seawater contains 5,000 times more Li [Lithium] than the combination of ore and brine-based resources. However, the chemically similar Na [Sodium] is four orders of magnitude more concentrated than Li, which poses a significant challenge in Li extraction selectivity.' (Joule journal) >
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Zero-Carbon Magnesium Production

Jul 25, 2022
The end of the toxic, carbon-intensive process of producing Magnesium. (CSIRO: The carbothermic route to magnesium) >
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