How can new partnerships between mining companies and developing countries help protect the environment? Does economic liberalisation mean that mining companies are more likely to invest in clean technology? Research from the University of Bath reports on case studies in developing and transition economies. New technology can feed into mining to make it both more efficient and less environmentally damaging. Liberalisation and the privatisation of the mining industry can help spread such new and cleaner technologies to developing countries. Environmental conditions attached to the provision of finance may help in this process. However, environmental regulation is still essential, the report suggests, to provide incentives for companies to adopt clean technology.