An expert panel advises governments and businesses to voluntarily adopt new standards for the mining of key minerals that are needed to power the world's transition to clean energy technologies.
What's new: A U.N. panel reported on Wednesday that the world urgently needs to adopt recommendations and guiding principles to ensure that the opportunities of the global energy transition are pursued with equity, justice and sustainability. "We must ensure past mistakes do not become the hallmarks of the future, not just where minerals are mined, but along the entire value chain from refining and manufacturing, to transport and end-of-use recycling," the 35-page report warns.
