Role of the State. The state, through the RMB, serves as the grantor-regulator of mining activity. The RMB grants rights to explore, mine, process, trade, and export minerals based on licence fees (payable on application, maintenance and renewal of a licence) and upon fulfilment of the requirements provided for in the Mining Law.

Implementation of SETs could lead to further sector-specific measures aimed at addressing climate change such as sector emissions reduction plans which will provide how the relevant …

On September 23, 2021, EPA issued a final rule that will phase down the U.S. production and consumption of HFCs by 85% over the next 15 years, as mandated by the AIM Act. A global phasedown of HFCs is expected to avoid up to 0.5°C of global warming by 2100. Learn more about HFCs, the AIM Act, and EPA regulations under AIM.

Climate change is a global concern, and its impacts pose increasingly widespread risks to all industries and activities, including the mining sector. Changes in the climate have the potential to impact many aspects of the mining sector, such as physical impacts on mine sites and adjacent communities, social impacts,

Act Sanders-Boxer (S. 309) 100% 2010-2050 Declining cap: 14% by 2020, 83% by 2050 Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act Safe Climate Act Waxman (H.R. 1590) 100% Declining cap: 14% by 2020 ...

In this paper, we demonstrate that climate change is critically important for the current and future status of mining activity and its impacts on surrounding communities and …

1.3 Describe any other sources of law affecting the mining industry. The areas of contract law and tort law are generally regulated by the provinces pursuant to their "property and civil rights" powers delineated under the Constitution Act, 1867. These bodies of law are mostly "common law" (i.e., "judge-made" law, rather than law ...

Charles Mkokweza, senior partner at Corpus Legal Practitioners, points out that the mining of minerals for rechargeable batteries, such as lithium, cobalt, manganese, nickel, graphite and copper, is currently regulated and promoted in the same manner as other non-battery minerals under Zambian law."As such, these miners face the same ...

Environmental Social Governance (ESG) has also increasingly become a key criteria for investment in mining. Although the global natural resources industry may seem stuck between a rock and a hard place, the focus should be on …

This chapter examines the relationship between the mining sector and environmental regulation, particularly whether stricter national environmental policies lead to increased environmental innovation in the mining sector, and whether higher stringency harms overall mining sector productivity.

In 2015, 196 parties signed on to the Paris Agreement to acknowledge global warming and take action to limit it to 2°C compared to the preindustrial era by mid-century, while pursuing efforts to limit the increase even further to 1.5°C.

At the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (known as "COP 28"), governments across the globe agreed for the first time on the need to transition away from fossil fuels to limit global warming to 1.5 0 C. This target was agreed by governments at the 2015 conference and is known as the Paris Agreement.

Play Video MAC and its members are committed to supporting an orderly transition toward a lower carbon future, and to being a constructive partner in the fight against climate change. MAC supports climate action that is consistent with the ambition of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (above […]

This chapter examines the relationship between the mining sector and environmental regulation, particularly whether stricter national environmental policies lead to …

These laws outline the responsibilities of several federal agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in regulating mining operations. Other acts, such as the Safe Drinking Water Act, can be relevant to specific mining operations.

Implementation of SETs could lead to further sector-specific measures aimed at addressing climate change such as sector emissions reduction plans which will provide how the relevant sector and sub-sector will meet the SETs within five years of the publication of the SETs.

Canada's mining sector employs 719,000 people directly and indirectly across the country. The industry is proportionally the largest private sector employer of Indigenous peoples in Canada and a major customer of Indigenous-owned businesses.-30-About MAC. The Mining Association of Canada is the national organization for the Canadian mining ...

In terms of climate-related laws, Germany surpassed other countries with 20 laws, while two other countries, Iran and Russia, reported no new climate change laws. Furthermore, Germany emerged as the most active country in creating regulations to address climate change, with 22 regulations, followed by Indonesia, with 14, and Russia, with nine.

In this paper, we demonstrate that climate change is critically important for the current and future status of mining activity and its impacts on surrounding communities and environments.

2.2 Increased Global Mining Innovation . As in any other sector, mining firms innovate in their products, production processes or organizational practices. As input for these innovation outputs, mining firms perform research and development (R&D) activities, acquire off-the-shelf technologies – typically embodied in equipment and machinery – or acquire disembodied …

The range of fugitive methane emissions is a function of the time horizon at which the warming impact of methane is calculated. The lower number refers to global warming potential on a 100-year time frame (GWP100), and the higher number refers to global warming potential on a 20-year time frame (GWP20).

These laws outline the responsibilities of several federal agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in regulating mining operations. Other acts, such as the Safe …

The urgency to decarbonize our societies to limit global GHG emissions is driven by global climate goals and commitments under the Paris Agreement. This report focuses on the …

While there is no specific climate change legislation in relation to mining, opportunities for developing climate-friendly projects are increasing, with the passing of legislation at federal and state government level aimed at the development and expansion of clean and renewable energy projects. ... while 4.3 Transfer Tax and Capital Gains on ...

To effectively respond to the impact of climate change, mining executives should take five main actions: Perform an end-to-end diagnostic of climate change's effects on the business to understand which assets to protect from physical climate change and which stand to gain or lose from decarbonization.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) is the Australian Government's central piece of environmental legislation. It provides a legal framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage places - defined in the EPBC Act as matters of ...

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are fluorinated chemicals commonly used as replacements for ozone-depleting substances in applications such as air conditioning, refrigeration, fire suppression, solvents, foam blowing agents, and aerosols. HFCs are highly potent greenhouse gases with global warming potentia…

In 2015, 196 parties signed on to the Paris Agreement to acknowledge global warming and take action to limit it to 2°C compared to the preindustrial era by mid-century, while pursuing efforts …

The Climate Change Act 22 of 2024 (Act) was signed into law on 23 July 2024, which represents a key development in the country's ongoing commitment to tackling …

The urgency to decarbonize our societies to limit global GHG emissions is driven by global climate goals and commitments under the Paris Agreement. This report focuses on the essential role of the mining sector in supplying critical minerals and metals necessary for energy transition technologies.