Converting ‘MineLCA’ into a licensable software tool to enable predictive environmental performance data to be undertaken for mining projects.

采矿业直接产生全球温室气体（GHG）的11%。包括间接影响，例如与发电和采矿相关的影响，这一影响上升到\>35% \[OECD/IEA，2018\]。向低碳经济的转型正在顺利进行并加速。但是，与化石燃料相比，低排放能源和运输系统的矿物密集度更高。这意味着欧洲和世界各地将需要更多的矿山，从而实现低影响的本地化供应链。例如，到2050年，低碳技术中使用的矿物预计将增加965%的锂，585%的钴，383%的石墨和241%的铟[世界银行，2019年]。新矿山需要确保以对环境负责的方式开采这些关键矿物。Minviro开发了技术来评估不同采矿项目配置的环境影响，这可以帮助减少项目的碳足迹。该技术将用于：采矿和工程公司采取措施，以尽量减少自己项目的影响;投资者确保他们不会将资金投入高风险的环境破坏资产;电动汽车制造商等设备制造商确保他们从具有良好环境性能的矿山采购金属。

The mining sector generates 11% of global greenhouse gases (GHG) directly. Include indirect impacts, such as impacts associated with electricity generation to power mines and this rises to \>35% \[OECD/IEA, 2018\].The transition to a low-carbon economy is well underway and accelerating. But low-emission energy and transportation systems are more mineral-intensive compared to the fossil fuel equivalents. The transition means more mines will be required in Europe and around the world, allowing for a low-impact localised supply chain. For example, minerals used in low-carbon technologies are projected to rise by 965% for lithium, 585% for cobalt, 383% for graphite and 241% for indium by 2050 \[World Bank, 2019\].New mines need to ensure they are extracting these critical minerals in an environmentally responsible way. Minviro has developed technology to assess the environmental impacts of different mining project configurations, which can support in reducing the carbon footprint of projects. The technology will be used: by mining and engineering companies to minimise the impact of their own projects; by investors to ensure that they are not putting money into a high-risk environmentally damaging assets; and by equipment manufacturers, such as electric car manufacturers, to ensure they are procuring metals from mines that have a good environmental performance.