Carbon pricing pushing mines to look at renewable alternatives

Carbon pricing is pushing mining leaders to consider renewable energy options as a way of further reducing greenhouse gas emissions and stabilising energy costs, according to information source for energy and mining Energy and Mines director Adrienne Baker. "Carbon pricing in Canada is having an impact on the energy choices of mines. With carbon becoming a commercial liability, mines are evaluating renewables for remote sites and integrating alternative energy into feasibility studies for new operations as a way of limiting carbon exposure," she says.