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The Copper Mark Enables Industry to Meet Demands for Responsible Production

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Copper Alliance

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.

14 December 2022

Climate Action Driven By Ambition

Article | Clean Energy
Nicole Witoslawski

“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the…

2 December 2022

Understanding the Energy Efficiency Challenge

Article | Energy Efficiency
Copper Alliance

Reflections from the Concordia Annual Summit Energy efficiency is key to delivering more than 40…

17 November 2022

Future Sustainability Trends in Copper Demand

Article | Climate Change
Colin Bennett

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.

2 November 2022

Copper: The Material of Choice for Vehicle Manufacturers

Article | Automotive
Colin Bennett

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. ...

17 October 2022

No Resources Lost: The Circular Opportunity of Industrial Symbiosis

Article | Industrial Symbiosis
Symeon Christofyllidis

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....

10 October 2022

ICA Calls for Partnership at Climate Week NYC

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Copper Alliance

ICA calls for partnership to expedite change at Climate Week NYC 2022, hosted by The Climate Group....

30 September 2022

ICA Members Use Innovation to Drive Progress Toward the UN SDGs

Article | SDGs
Amelia Miles

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.

16 September 2022

On Copper Demand

Article | Copper Demand
Copper Alliance

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.  

5 September 2022

Providing Responsibly Sourced Copper for the Energy Transition

Article | Innovation
Paul Ward

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. ...

16 May 2022

CESCO Wrap-Up: Thoughts from Santiago

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Colin Bennett

In 2022, the CRU World Copper Conference, which ran as part of CESCO Week in…

25 April 2022

ICA Vice President Laurent Chokoualé Datou discusses the copper industry’s commitment to social responsibility in Euractiv

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4 March 2022

On Copper Mining Misconceptions

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Laurent Chokoualé Datou

Sustainability objectives coupled with innovation are transforming the way in which copper is extracted COP26…

26 January 2022

ICA Supports China’s Sustainable Development and Carbon Neutrality Goals

Article | Energy Efficiency
Copper Alliance

Governments and industries worldwide are urgently working to address the severity of climate change. As the world’s largest carbon emitter, China has pledged to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 in accordance with the Paris Agreement targets.

26 January 2022

COP26 Reinforces the European Green Deal

Article | Green Deal
Bernard Respaut

The UN conference COP26 called for urgent, accelerated climate action, making the European Green Deal more relevant than ever.

15 December 2021
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