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1. Menger+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-03 05:29:17
Burning coal is a huge and easy win. Artisinal and small scale gold mining should be high on the list too, even though it's a much harder problem:

https://www.unep.org/globalmercurypartnership/what-we-do/art...

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2. Paraco+1d[view] [source] 2026-02-03 07:25:27
>>Menger+(OP)
You do mean banning rather than burning, right?
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3. hydrox+uJ[view] [source] 2026-02-03 11:40:27
>>Menger+(OP)
I'm skeptical that it's easier. On the numbers alone, artisanal and small scale gold mining (apparently) accounts for 15-20% of global gold production. But coal accounts for 35% of total electricity generation.
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4. empyrr+vo1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 15:32:05
>>Paraco+1d
I think they meant [Targeting the] burning [of] coal.
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