Crucial for a Clean Energy Economy, the Aluminum Industry’s Carbon Footprint Is Enormous

“Aluminum has a really big and positive role to play in the shift to clean energy and transportation and in creating a strong U.S. industry and jobs. But to make good on that promise, aluminum producers really need to reduce pollution and start modernizing and operating under updated rules so that there's less harm to people, the environment and the climate.” —Nadia Steinzor, Environmental Integrity Project. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

Aluminum is crucial for a clean energy economy, but its production is a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions as well as toxic air and water pollution, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project on the “paradox” of aluminum.   The report comes as the federal government is offering billions of dollars in … Continue reading Crucial for a Clean Energy Economy, the Aluminum Industry’s Carbon Footprint Is Enormous

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