Ecologically responsible mining to fuel a green energy transition

能源转型是应对气候变化的关键。然而，可再生能源是矿物密集型的，增加其供应可能会对生物多样性造成新的采矿威胁。该项目旨在促进生态负责任采矿的战略发展。它希望揭示哪些地方需要新矿来满足未来的能源需求，并创造创新的工具来预测和减轻对动植物的威胁。预期成果包括提高为可持续气候和能源政策提供信息的能力，从而做出战略投资决策，实现更清洁的矿产供应链和保护成果，从而获得宝贵的环境和社会效益，并为澳大利亚采矿业创造竞争优势。

An energy transition is key to tackling climate change. However, renewable energy is mineral intensive and boosting its supply may create new mining threats to biodiversity. This project aims to facilitate strategic development of ecologically responsible mining. It expects to reveal where new mines will be needed to meet future energy demand, and create innovative tools to predict and mitigate threats to plants and animals. Expected outcomes include an improved ability to inform sustainable climate and energy policies, leading to strategic investment decisions, cleaner mineral supply chains and conservation outcomes that capture valuable environmental and social benefits and create a competitive advantage for Australia’s mining sector.