Mining companies have jumped on the renewables wagon and could help subsidise a just transition
There’s a powerful opportunity before us. As mining groups scramble to build renewable energy capacity, effective policymaking and taxation can leverage this shift to finance a just energy transition.
In an effort to reduce reliance on a fractured energy system, mining companies became the first movers after the threshold for new embedded generation projects was increased from 1MW to 100MW. ..A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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