How Does the Carp Mark Market Relate to Sor of Mining Companies?

In this episode, we chat with Matthew Laustrup. He is the sales manager for First Climate, a leading service provider of carbon emissions, supporting private and public sector organizations in achieving their climate and sustainability objectives.

Matthew discusses how they can help mining companies with their carbon and green energy agendas. This is going to play a major part in mining companies’ future strategies over the coming years. So, now is the time to prepare if you are not already doing so.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Last year, the voluntary carbon market retired or transacted just over 100 million tonnes of carbon.
• First Climate alone was involved in retiring or transacting 10 million tonnes of that.
• Reducing and offsetting carbon emissions is not something that can wait.
• There are two types of carbon markets. Matthew explains what they are.
• Now that renewable energies are economically viable, there is no need for the carbon market to support those.
• Using carbon neutral products is gaining ground, including in the mining sector.
• Many mining companies are working hard to neutralise their carbon and making huge changes to do it.
• Building facilities with eco-friendly materials make a big difference. In the podcast, Matthew shares some examples.
• Avoiding emissions is essential. Matthew shares several ways to do this throughout the episode.
• The different types of carbon credits and the cost of them is discussed.
• Using a verified carbon project is essential, several good options are talked about in the podcast.
• It is important to bear in mind that some projects take years to neutralise carbon.

BEST MOMENTS

‘First Carbon is involved in around 150 projects, throughout the world. ´

‘The voluntary market needs to scale up to 1 billion tonnes to have an impact on global emissions.’

‘You need to be in for the long haul if you are developing your own projects.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://www.firstclimate.com/en/meet-the-team/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-climate/

LinkedIn: Matthew Laustrup – Sales Manager - Carbon and Renewable Energy – First Climate AG | LinkedIn

Email: matthewlaustrup@firstclimate.com

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:rob@mining-international.org

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

rob@mining-international.org

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.