Global fossil fuel emissions are expected to peak in the middle of the 2020s and fall back to near 2015 levels by 2030, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. The rapid progress in renewable energy technology and construction have kept open a path to limiting global, though the agency said faster progress is needed to meet […]
Underground tunnels in the Canadian uranium mine Cigar Lake. Photo credit: Cameco. By Anders Lorenzen There are signs that the nuclear energy sector is finally starting to ramp up as countries are investing in more nuclear energy capacity to meet decarbonisation targets. Uranium is a key component found in nuclear energy reactors and a new report predicts that the demand […]
The President and CEO of Swedish mining company LKAB Jan Mostrom and Sweden’s Energy Minister Ebba Busch host a joint news conference at LKAB in Kiruna, Sweden upon the discovery of Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals. Photo credit: TT News Agency / Jonas Ekstromer. By Anders Lorenzen The Swedish state-owned mining company, LKAB, (Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag) has announced […]
We Just Protected a Pristine Midwest Wilderness from Mining Dangerous mining plans threatened to ruin a pristine wilderness and a town’s thriving economy. Until we stepped in. Canoeing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice Deep in the Minnesota woods lies the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, one of North America’s most pristine […]
The rise of electric vehicles comes with hard choices. The availability of cobalt and lithium needed to make batteries, for example, may be so limited that we must begin new mining projects to make enough batteries for the EV fleet of the future. We talk with Trent Mell, CEO of Electra Battery Materials, whose goal is to make North American […]