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MINING, MINERALS, AND MATERIALS IN THE AGE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ALLIANCES Mining, Minerals, and Materials in the Age of Sustainability and Alliances 1 PREMISE As the world bumps toward energy transitions that vary widely in approach, cost, and political commitment certain realities are becoming manifest. [...] The largest and fastest growing commodity group – plastics and resins – 4 Mining, Minerals, and Materials in the Age of Sustainability and Alliances Mining, Minerals, and Materials in the Age of Sustainability and Alliances 5 is integral to every energy technology (and every product in along the way could easily upend the enormous investments modern life). [...] After all, “clean” and “green” energy in “clean” and “green” 8 Mining, Minerals, and Materials in the Age of Sustainability and Alliances Mining, Minerals, and Materials in the Age of Sustainability and Alliances 9 WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN FOR “SUSTAINABILITY”? Given the landscape, it is no surprise that the push for “sustainability” is taking on new emphasis. [...] 10 Mining, Minerals, and Materials in the Age of Sustainability and Alliances Mining, Minerals, and Materials in the Age of Sustainability and Alliances 11 . [...] 22 Mining, Minerals, and Materials in the Age of Sustainability and Alliances Mining, Minerals, and Materials in the Age of Sustainability and Alliances 23 The NRCan example poses a singular question – to the extent NGOs are taking on the mantle of sustainability monitoring, tracking, and reporting, is this a good thing? Certainly, in the inter.