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  • Renewable energy production is necessary to mitigate climate change, however, generating the required technologies and infrastructure will demand huge production increases of many metals. Here, the authors map mining areas and assess spatial coincidence with biodiversity conservation sites, and show that new mining threats to biodiversity may surpass those averted by climate change mitigation.

    • Laura J. Sonter
    • Marie C. Dade
    • Rick K. Valenta
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 11, P: 1-6

  • Decisions on where to source nickel for use in low-carbon technologies must consider the biomass losses caused by mining. This study found that, in many cases, these unaccounted emissions were significant relative to other Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from nickel extraction and processing.

    • Evelyn M. Mervine
    • Rick K. Valenta
    • Laura J. Sonter
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 16, P: 1-10

  • As low-carbon energy technologies advance, markets are driving demand for energy transition metals, increasing the stress placed on people and the environment in extractive locations. Here, the authors quantify this stress by developing a set of global composite environmental, social and governance risk indicators, and find that 84% of platinum resources and 70% of cobalt resources are located in high-risk contexts.

    • Éléonore Lèbre
    • Martin Stringer
    • Rick K. Valenta
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 11, P: 1-8