Threat of climate change has transformed the image of mining

The need to reduce global carbon emissions, to counter climate change, has transformed the public image of the mining industry, because of the urgent need to ramp-up the production of clean energy metals. So highlighted International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) CEO Rohitesh Dhawan, speaking at a panel discussion jointly organised by Webber Wentzel and Fraser Alexander, on the fringes of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024, in Cape Town. “There has been a fundamental change over the past two years,” he affirmed. “Wider society now sees its future wrapped up with mining. The need for minerals for the energy transition – that has allowed people to see the importance of mining. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the relationship between the industry and society.”