‘To Get to Net Zero, We Need More Mining, Not Less’: Australian Resources Minister

‘To Get to Net Zero, We Need More Mining, Not Less’: Australian Resources Minister
Haulage truck at the Rio Tinto West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of West Australia, on July 9, 2014. AAP Image/Alan Porritt
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Australia’s Federal Resources minister, Madeleine King, has urged the resources sector to increase the production of critical minerals by increasing mining activity if the Labor government’s ambition of net zero is to be achieved.

This follows from Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmer’s speech in June at the 26th World Mining Congress in Brisbane, where he said that a 450 percent increase in mineral production will be needed to meet net zero by 2050.

Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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