{"id":12710,"date":"2022-09-15T07:44:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T12:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/?p=12710"},"modified":"2022-09-15T07:44:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T12:44:28","slug":"codelco-hitachi-antofagasta-minerals-and-the-latin-american-lithium-chamber-discuss-challenges-and-opportunities-for-sustainable-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/codelco-hitachi-antofagasta-minerals-and-the-latin-american-lithium-chamber-discuss-challenges-and-opportunities-for-sustainable-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Codelco, Hitachi, Antofagasta Minerals and the Latin American Lithium Chamber Discuss Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Mining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Mining has become one of the most important economic activities in Chile<\/strong>, but its high pollution levels have led to a change of vision regarding the industry, with the aim of continuing to develop in a sustainable manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this sense, Latam Mobility: Chile 2022<\/strong>, a meeting that brought together representatives from the public and private sectors of the region to exchange ideas on sustainable mobility<\/strong>, was the setting for a debate on “<\/em>Sustainable Mining: The Great Opportunity of the Conosur to Accelerate the Transition to Sustainable Mobility”.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Codelco’s Climate Change Director, Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Ruiz Esquide<\/strong>, pointed out that the company is committed to important goals such as reducing its carbon footprint by<\/strong> 70% by 2030<\/strong>, ensuring that its subway mining activities are 100% electrified, promoting the industrial development of hydrogen and working entirely with clean energy by 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She assured that sustainable mining presents great opportunities such as climate change mitigation, inclusion of electrified technologies and the generation of new business models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n