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[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/11/why-innovation-in-the-mining-sector-is-critical-for-the-energy-transition/ by Vivek Salgaocar 2/11/22 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | [https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/11/why-innovation-in-the-mining-sector-is-critical-for-the-energy-transition/ by Vivek Salgaocar 2/11/22 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | ||
Amid our global energy transition, corporations and governments are conscientiously building pathways to decarbonize our energy sources. These efforts hinge on how readily we embrace renewable energy sources, yet even renewable-based technologies require a massive input of materials, including metals and minerals. Conversely, they are more material intensive than traditional fossil-fuel-based systems, which creates a vital caveat in the global push to decarbonize. | Amid our global energy transition, corporations and governments are conscientiously building pathways to decarbonize our energy sources. These efforts hinge on how readily we embrace renewable energy sources, yet even renewable-based technologies require a massive input of materials, including metals and minerals. Conversely, they are more material intensive than traditional fossil-fuel-based systems, which creates a vital caveat in the global push to decarbonize. | ||
=====In a Deep Red State, a Mining Regulator Is Wary of Possible Trump Cuts to Its Budget===== | |||
[https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13062025/alabama-mining-regulator-wary-of-possible-trump-cuts/ by Lee Hedgepeth 13/6/25 Inside Climate News] | |||
The Department of Interior makes that clear, or at least that is how she reads Title V of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. And “nobody wants that,” said Love, who heads the Alabama Surface Mining Commission. She met Thursday with commissioners and explained some of the budget woes still brewing in Washington. | |||
