Improving environmental and social practices in the mining sector is essential in the transition to renewable energy

Abstract

The transition to low-carbon energy production, transportation and technologies is key to mitigating climate change impacts and risks on a warming planet. The Intergovern-mental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has repeatedly warned of the need for urgent action on climate, including in its 2022 climate report presenting near-, medium-and long-term risks for dangerous global warming pathways that overshoot 1.5°C for multiple decades. 1 Commitments to take action through transitions to renewable energy are re fl ected in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) communicated by governments under the Paris Agreement 2 and targets set by companies, municipalities, purchasers, investors and others.