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Benzinga
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Stjepan Kalinic

Gold Miners Cut Direct Emissions, But ESG Intensity Worsens, Report

Dalio Hints at Return to Gold

Global gold producers cut combined Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions to below 30-million tons of CO₂ equivalent in 2024, the lowest level in a decade. With gold prices reaching fresh all-time highs, the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) awareness for the mining sector is one of the metrics in focus.

According to the Gold ESG Focus 2025 report by Metals Focus released on Thursday, absolute emissions from the industry's top miners fell 2% year-on-year to 29.9 million tons CO₂e, the fourth consecutive annual decline.

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