Lima, April 15, 2024. Exploration is a key stage in the development of mining activity, an industry that is increasingly committed to the sustainability of its operations in order to contribute to the mitigation of climate change and the provision of sufficient minerals for the transition to zero-carbon energy.

Therefore, the 14th International Congress of Prospectors and Explorers - proEXPLO, presents its first conference Road to proEXPLO, as a prelude to the central event to be held in 2025. This first edition is entitled " COP28 and Mineral Exploration: How are they related?".

The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP28 took place in 2023, as the first global stocktaking of the Paris Agreement, which entered into force in 2016. There are 194 parties (193 countries plus the European Union) that have signed this agreement and have committed to limiting global warming to well below 2°C, preferably 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels.

In this regard, this virtual conference will feature three specialists on the subject: Fabiola Muñoz, former Minister of the Environment in Peru, who will detail the results of the COP28 and how climate change will affect Peru; John Thompson, consultant geologist, will also participate and will discuss "Metals for Energy Transition, Carbon Neutral Mining and Carbon Mineralization"; and Patricio Valderrama, General Manager of Geológica Consultores, whose topic will be "Acting for Resilience to Climate Change: New Infrastructures and Nature-Based Solutions".

They will take as their main reference the conclusions of COP 28 to analyze the progress of mining exploration and the remaining challenges.

We invite you to participate in Road to proEXPLO this April 22, from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m., through the Zoom platform. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in Spanish and English, according to the needs of the participants.

Registration

The conference is aimed at both members of the Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers (IIMP) and the general public who are related to mining exploration, whether as students, teachers or employees of companies in the sector.

Register by clicking on the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwJNNT1vlcBDe1VCgYZ4FLOBzLTf6PDfVL9kGCM4_Oz2 sLPw/viewform

For further information, please contact us by e-mail at proexplo@iimp.org.pe or by cell phone at +51 951 294 314.