researchers Rusty Langdon and Elsa Dominish posted about “The Energy Conundrum” to answer the question “We could need 6 times more of the minerals used for renewables and batteries. How can we avoid a huge increase in mining impacts?”

Langdon and Dominish answered this question in part by referencing their research which “identified the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance as one of the more rigorous standards,” and then asked “How do practices in Australia measure up to [IRMA]?”