Risks impeding sustainable energy transition related to metals mining

IF 10.9 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI:10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.002

Nannan Wang, Junlin Hao, Minghui Liu, Naixiao Cui

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Abstract

Sustainable energy transition is essential for global climate change mitigation, requiring substantial amounts of metals to support clean energy technologies. However, a key challenge is ensuring the stable metals mining operations while achieving economic viability, social benefits, and environmental responsibilities. Through a comprehensive literature review, this study identifies 30 risks impeding sustainable energy transition related to metals mining at two levels: the micro level risk and the macro level risk. A cross-evaluation method, by considering literature analysis and expert assessments, is proposed to develop a framework of 15 key risks. The findings reveal inappropriate classification in current literature, as the causes, consequences, and certain objective facts of risk events have been categorized as risks by academics. Additionally, there exist conflicting opinions between academics and practitioners on the key risks. Based on the findings, a multi-stakeholder governance approach is proposed to effectively mitigate these key risks and ensure the sustainable energy transition.

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与金属采矿有关的阻碍可持续能源转型的风险

可持续能源转型对减缓全球气候变化至关重要，需要大量金属来支持清洁能源技术。然而，一个关键的挑战是确保金属采矿业的稳定运营，同时实现经济可行性、社会效益和环境责任。本研究通过全面的文献综述，从微观层面风险和宏观层面风险两个层面，确定了阻碍金属采矿业可持续能源转型的 30 种风险。通过文献分析和专家评估，提出了一种交叉评估方法，以建立 15 种关键风险的框架。研究结果表明，目前的文献分类不当，学术界将风险事件的原因、后果和某些客观事实归为风险。此外，学术界和从业人员对关键风险的看法也存在冲突。根据研究结果，提出了一种多方利益相关者治理方法，以有效降低这些关键风险，确保能源的可持续过渡。

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Environmental Science-Environmental Engineering

CiteScore

17.40

自引率

7.40%

发文量

389

审稿时长

13 days

期刊介绍： Sustainable production and consumption refers to the production and utilization of goods and services in a way that benefits society, is economically viable, and has minimal environmental impact throughout its entire lifespan. Our journal is dedicated to publishing top-notch interdisciplinary research and practical studies in this emerging field. We take a distinctive approach by examining the interplay between technology, consumption patterns, and policy to identify sustainable solutions for both production and consumption systems.