We Need More Metals Than Ever. But at What Cost? | Ep279: Rohitesh Dhawan

Podcast: Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change · Michael Liebreich, Bryony Worthington

Opublikowano: 2026-10-21

The world needs more metals than ever before, but can the mining industry deliver the resources responsibly? The energy transition depends on the mining industry, yet the sector faces hard questions over coal, carbon emissions, environmental damage and the rights of the communities whose land and resources it extracts. This week on Cleaning Up, Michael Liebreich puts those questions directly to Rohitesh ‘Ro’ Dhawan, President and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). Can mining companies credibly commit to net-zero 2050 while continuing to produce coal? Are they taking sufficient responsibility for the emissions generated by t...