Speaker
Description
The 1.5 °C target is the goal of the Paris Agreement, which calls for countries to take concerted climate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming. For the global warming to stay below 1.5 °C, the world needs to transform to zero emissions by 2050. Reaching this global climate target requires significant decrease in CO2 emissions by increasing the use of renewable energy sources and production efficiencies [1,2]. Energy transition requires large investments into renewable energy generation, downstream power emissions, battery technologies and electric vehicles. Increased and environmentally friendly production of metals such as copper, nickel and lithium are essential to enable the transition [2].
Metso offers sustainable technologies that support its customers’ energy transition plans. As a leading supplier of equipment and services and given how energy intensive rock comminution and processing is, Metso's approach to technology and innovation really matters. Central to Metso's sustainability efforts is the "Planet Positive" offering. These products are more energy and/or water efficient than the benchmark technologies. In addition, Metso's target is to reduce its own CO2 emissions to reach net-zero by 2030 [2].
References
[1] United Nations, UN News, Climate: World getting ‘measurably closer’ to 1.5-degree threshold. Available online: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1117842 (accessed on 05 June 2023).
[2] Metso, Sustainability. Available online: https://www.metso.com/corporate/sustainability/ (accessed on 15 June 2023).
| Keywords | Metals, carbon net-zero, sustainability, energy efficiency, environmental protection |
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