%0 Journal Article %T Thoughts and Prospects for Promoting Energy-Saving and Carbon Footprint Reduction in the Non-Ferrous Metal Industry %A Shixing Wang %A Jing Li %J Open Journal of Applied Sciences %P 1197-1206 %@ 2165-3925 %D 2023 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ojapps.2023.138094 %X As the upstream of high-energy consumption industries such as metallurgy and chemical enterprises, the ¡°carbon neutrality¡± ability of mining and mining enterprises can have a strong influence on the progress of China¡¯s non-ferrous metal industry to achieve the ¡°double carbon¡± goal. According to the Global Mining Development Report 2021, although mining occupies an important position in global economic development, it also accounts for 4% to 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, as an important part of promoting China¡¯s economic development and energy structure transformation, mining will also face scale adjustment. By investigating and studying the carbon emission sources of mining enterprises at the current stage at home and abroad, the carbon neutrality method that has been implemented in mines, and the future low-carbon technologies to be developed, this paper provides the thoughts and prospects for promoting the development of green mines, as well as the reference value for the transformation of China¡¯s mining industry. %K Carbon Emission %K Carbon Footprint %K Low-Carbon Technologies %K Green Industrial Chain %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=126816