Gold industry and Ecosystem Restoration

This year's environment day's theme was "Ecosystem Restoration", and it brought attention to the effect of climate change and the need to act immediately. It is well known that the excessive use of energy in human activities has contributed to the situation. As a result, many serious actions started to take place, and the need to act fast and efficiently has emerged. Recognizing the threats we face and continue to face has driven around 197 governments worldwide to sign the Paris climate agreement, which states to limit GHG emissions. As part of the eco-friendly communities, the global gold community aims to neutralize GHG emissions by adopting new ways and implementing the gold supply chain changes. Throughout gold's production process, from mining, milling, concentrating and smelting, refining, etc., consumes a lot of energy to produce a small amount of this rare pure metal

Many gold companies began to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement through improvements in energy efficiency and, if possible, the usage of low carbon energy sources. Many mining gold companies manage to solve the GHG emission problems while producing gold. Some companies, for example, are using solar plants as the main power for gold mines. All-electronic mines are also another way to contribute to the situation, alongside the use of hydroelectric energy among many other more efficient and eco-friendly energy sources such as wind, rain, and geothermal heat. Another interesting approach in the refining and downstream uses ends gold recycling in general and, in particular, recycling unwanted old gold jewellery. Since gold jewellery can be recycled without lowering the quality of gold or a piece of gold jewellery, many companies have adopted this practice. Many individuals, gold and jewellery buyers with high environmental awareness support the environment by buying recycled jewellery

Let's say you inherited a gold ring from your grandmother, and you would like to sell it to get a new style of the gold ring or gold earrings. This old gold ring may be recycled to produce unique, stylish gold jewellery that suits today's trends

Also, it is worth mentioning that even with the excessive use of energy during the production life of gold, the contribution of GHG emissions is considered low compared to other fields.

You can still buy your favourite jewellery and gold guilt-free, knowing that many governments comply with the Paris agreement, Abu Dhabi and Dubai included; thus, gold jewellery is within an eco-friendly industry. We walk towards a better sustainable world in every industry, including gold and jewellery. Therefore, don't hesitate to buy gold jewellery from Abu Dhabi's best gold shops, Al Romaizan gold and jewellery