mining

The plan is expected to displace three million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year from 2022

The firm claims it has extracted roughly 39,000 tonnes of coal to date and believes there is in excess of 340,000 tonnes exposed in the pit

CEO Andrew Mackenzie has endorsed drastic action to combat the issue of climate change, which he said was ‘indisputable’

It will assist with the sustainable extraction and processing of minerals and metals used in clean energy technologies

The charity has suggested the mining and production processes associated with batteries may be ethically and environmentally harmful

UN Environment says the annual extraction of materials grew from 27 billion tonnes to 92 billion tonnes over the period

It has vowed to align the business with the Paris climate targets following pressure from investors

The European Space Agency and ArianeGroup suggest regolith ore in space could prove a valuable resource

The number of active coal mines operating across the country more than halved between 2008 and 2017

New research reveals the significant energy expense in generating cryptocurrencies