Africa > Paris-compliant CO2 price could impact third of global mines -analysis

Paris-compliant CO2 price could impact third of global mines -analysis

Published 17:54 on August 20, 2020  /  Last updated at 22:33 on September 15, 2020  / Matthew Lithgow /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Carbon Taxes, China, EMEA, International, Other APAC, South & Central, US

Implementing a carbon price in line with the global temperature limits of the Paris Agreement could expose nearly a third of mines worldwide to higher costs, with gold mining operations in South Africa seen bearing some of the greatest impacts, analysis released Thursday showed.
Implementing a carbon price in line with the global temperature limits of the Paris Agreement could expose nearly a third of mines worldwide to higher costs, with gold mining operations in South Africa seen bearing some of the greatest impacts, analysis released Thursday showed.


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