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Climate Week NYC 2023: Key Themes for Critical Minerals
Climate Week NYC brings together global leaders, activists, NGOs and corporations from around the world…
Exploring Substitution and Miniaturization Trends in Copper Demand: Reflections from ICA’s “Focus on Substitution” Panel at the World Copper Conference
Copper is a driver of the green transition, and copper demand from green applications is…
Existing Occupational Exposure Limits Protect Worker Health
Worker safety is the cornerstone of responsible industry operations, and International Copper Association (ICA) member…
ICA and CDA Members Advance Nature-Positive Solutions at the Mine Site
Copper is a widely used metal essential to life and imperative for the modern transition…
The Copper Mark Enables Industry to Meet Demands for Responsible Production
As momentum builds around the imperative of transitioning to a low-carbon global economy, governments are beginning to define more robust environmental, social and governance (ESG) expectations through regulation.
Climate Action Driven By Ambition
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the…
Understanding the Energy Efficiency Challenge
Reflections from the Concordia Annual Summit Energy efficiency is key to delivering more than 40…
Future Sustainability Trends in Copper Demand
The copper industry is working to ensure environmentally responsible practices and clean-energy technologies are at the heart of the copper value chain. This idea drew industry experts, ICA members and partners to ICA’s Copper Demand and Sustainability Workshop on the eve of London Metal Exchange (LME) Week.
Copper: The Material of Choice for Vehicle Manufacturers
Growing electric vehicle (EV) demand has often gone hand-in-hand with growth in demand for copper. However, it is only more recently that it has been possible to estimate just how much this demand will increase, and what’s driving it.
Growing electric vehicle (EV) demand has often gone hand-in-hand with growth in demand for copper. ...
No Resources Lost: The Circular Opportunity of Industrial Symbiosis
By working together, industries can reduce waste by finding applications for byproducts of production, or…
By working together, industries can reduce waste by repurposing or finding applications for byproducts of production....
ICA Calls for Partnership at Climate Week NYC
ICA calls for partnership to expedite change at Climate Week NYC 2022, hosted by The Climate Group....
ICA Members Use Innovation to Drive Progress Toward the UN SDGs
Due to its applications in electrification and clean energy, copper is essential for the transition to a low-carbon economy, but copper must be produced responsibly to truly enable a sustainable future. ICA and its members are committed to advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and responsible production practices are a crucial first step for the industry in meeting these objectives.
On Copper Demand
As world leaders pass legislation to achieve net zero—from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill in the U.S. to the strategic framework of the European Green Deal to widespread national net commitments such as China’s Dual Carbon Goal—green technologies play a critical role in making these policies a reality. Long-term, raw material industries must consider how to navigate increasing demand to support the energy transition while dealing with immediate challenges facing the global supply chain.
Providing Responsibly Sourced Copper for the Energy Transition
A successful transition to a more sustainable energy mix will be one with copper at its heart. Fully seizing the opportunity offered by the switch to clean energy will require record quantities of this malleable, durable and reusable metal.
A successful transition to a more sustainable energy mix will be one with copper at its heart. ...
CESCO Wrap-Up: Thoughts from Santiago
In 2022, the CRU World Copper Conference, which ran as part of CESCO Week in…
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