[the International Aluminium Association issued an updated Guide to Sustainable Bauxite Mining] on 15 February, the International Aluminium Association released a newly revised Guide to Sustainable Bauxite Mining. The guide highlights the management of tailings dams and the long-term community impact related to bauxite mining. The International Aluminium Association has updated its guidelines on sustainable bauxite mining to elaborate on tailings management and the long-term impact and initiatives of the community. At the same time, many new case studies of bauxite around the world have been added to the guide. The revised guidelines focus on the efforts of the aluminum industry to ensure sustainable bauxite mining and to minimize social and environmental impacts after operation and closure
The global aluminium industry will need $1.5 trillion of investment to decarbonise just electricity supplies used to make aluminium so the sector can start meeting UN climate goals, a report said.
Around 60% of the aluminium sector's emissions are from the production of electricity consumed in the smelting process, but investment is also needed to shift to green hydrogen, deploy carbon capture and boost recycling,
About $1.5 trillion of investment is needed to decarbonise electricity supplies used to make aluminium so the sector can start meeting United Nations climate goals, an industry group said on Tuesday.
Hard-to-abate sectors served by SIM
Published 5th May, 2021 by Matthew Moggridge
The organiser of a new industry platform for manufacturers within hard-to-abate sectors today announced details of Sustainable Industrial Manufacturing (SIM) - which, it is claimed, will be Europe’s largest showcase of solutions in sustainable manufacturing, when it opens at Brussels Expo in Belgium from 9-10 March 2022.
The EU has committed to carbon neutrality by 2050 and it wants industry to “pave the way”. With heavy industry responsible for 30% of carbon emissions worldwide, a transition towards net zero emissions is no longer optional for those in-charge of heavy industrial sectors.