Genealogy of Green Mining in Europe and Asia

Abstract

The green mining concept is a consequence of the world’s commitment to realizing sustainable economic development. This aims to maintain the availability of natural resources in the future by minimizing environmental and social damage due to mining. This article aims to explain the genealogy of green mining in Europe and Asia, as well as conditions encourage the formation of green mining regulations. This is important, considering that Indonesia has abundant natural resources and is committed to accelerating green economybased downstream programs. It is hoped that this study can become a preference for natural resource management, especially mining, that prioritizes sustainability. Our research used literature studies starting from searching, collecting, evaluating and analyzing relevant sources according to the research topic. We found that there were differences in the background to the emergence of the concept of green mining in Europe and Asia. Green mining in Europe stems from public awareness of climate change due to environmentally unfriendly mining processes. So, this awareness gives birth to environmentally friendly policies in the mining process. Meanwhile, in Asia, the emergence of green mining is caused by international policies that pressure countries in Asia both politically and economically to implement green mining. This shows that green mining is related to the geopolitical and geoeconomic spectrum.