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Talon Metals CEO to Participate in Inaugural IEA Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy in Paris
Will mark that while more minerals like nickel are needed for clean energy systems, mining indust...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Talon Metals CEO to Participate in Inaugural IEA Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy in ParisWill mark that while more minerals like nickel are needed for clean energy systems, mining industry needs to address concerns and share economic benefitsTamarack, Minnesota--(Newsfile Corp. - September 26, 2023) - Talon Metals Corp.'s (TSX: TLO) (\"Talon\" or the \"Company\") CEO Henri van Rooyen will participate in the International Energy Agency's (IEA) inaugural Critical Minerals Conference in Paris on September 28, 2023. The IEA Critical Minerals Conference brings together top leaders in government, industry and civil society to discuss the mineral intensity of the transition to clean energy, the opportunity to build up recycling of metallic minerals like nickel that can be infinitely reused in future generations of clean energy systems and the need for responsible standards of production from mining through to processing of minerals that have been extracted for the first time.As one of the only business leaders participating in the Paris roundtable from the mineral exploration sector, Mr. van Rooyen has a unique perspective to contribute. He plans to focus on the need to develop clean energy projects in a different way than in the past: meaningful and regular engagement with communities, partnerships with organized labor, use of innovation and new approaches to protect the environment and respect for the concerns of indigenous people, while also seeking their participation and inclusion in project economic benefits. \"Climate change is a threat to humanity. To address this threat, society is transitioning to clean energy systems. Clean energy systems require vast amounts of new minerals to be extracted to achieve the scale required to reduce the risk of catastrophic climate change. That is just a fact. It's math. No institution has done a better job than the IEA to establish that society needs to responsibly extract new natural resources to address climate change,\" said Mr. van Rooyen. He continued: \"However, we must recognize that people have concerns about disturbing the earth for mineral extraction. That is also a fact. Nobody, our team at Talon included, wants to harm the earth while we are trying to save it. Industry, government and civil society need to come together to find new ways to produce the minerals we need ...