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Even as the world suffers a plastics glut, petrochemical companies are prolonging the 'plasticene era.'
by Meg Wilcox
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16 states pass bills against lab-cultured meat, and the SEC was sued over its new climate-disclosure rule approved last week.
by Leah Garden
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Azerbaijan’s conflict with Armenia provides a case study of how oil and gas-fueled aggression can impede the energy transition. Here’s what corporations can do about that.
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The energy transition is slowing down growth of oil demand, but has yet to reduce overall levels of consumption of the fossil fuel, the IEA warns.
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Hearts, minds and markets are convincing some investors to divest oil and gas holdings.
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AI could help find new sources for lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel more quickly and, theoretically, with less environmental degradation than previous methods.
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What's coming next for sustainability: Mining, oceans, artificial intelligence and justice.
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A new report from McKinsey sets out how businesses and government can work together to preempt potential shortfalls in supplies of nickel and rare earth minerals.
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Featuring a conversation with Lucia Athens, who recently retired from her role as the city of Austin’s first chief sustainability officer.
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Mike Werner, Google’s head of circular economy, says companies should move quickly to measure their reliance on critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and copper.
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A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to stem the widespread use of the highly toxic chemical.
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Welcome to the damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't world of sustainability communications.
by Joel Makower
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Investors must engage strategically across the whole mining sector to ensure it is able to play the role society demands of it.
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A mining boom in mountainous Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, home to half the world’s lithium reserves, could drain vital ecosystems and deprive Indigenous communities of water.
by Fred Pearce
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Diving into risk? The ocean depths are rich with metals and minerals critical for the clean economy transition.
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Minerals supply chains often obscure the impacts of mining, exposing companies to operational, financial and legal risks.
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New report calls for revamped safety standards as companies race to meet demand for clean energy minerals.
by Lina Tran
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Deep-sea minerals are not currently commercially available, and whether they have a role in future supply chains is the subject of heated debate.
by Winnie Yeh
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Digging in: New initiatives aimed at “mining” materials from products already in circulation and out of the waste streams help cut extraction of natural resources.
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Just transition is anything but vague. Complex, yes. Controversial, maybe. But certainly not vague.
by Pam Tau Lee
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The global sustainability community isn't yet read for an era of even greater environmental, societal and political challenges.
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The climate crisis represents a new front on the war on plastics. Are you ready?
by Joel Makower
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Mining companies may in future have to report on the impact of individual operations as part of more stringent ESG data reporting.