The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal
BHP, the world's largest miner, has halted key climate action projects aimed at reducing emissions, according to leaked internal documents. The company has delayed investments in renewable energy and shelved plans for a facility that could have significantly cut emissions. Despite acknowledging the reputational risks of delaying climate action, BHP has announced a slowdown in its decarbonisation efforts until at least the 2030s.
- ▪BHP has put on ice projects designed to cut emissions and has delayed major climate investments in its Western Australian operations.
- ▪The company shelved a 50-megawatt solar farm and a 20MW battery project at its Jimblebar mine shortly after board approval.
- ▪BHP has continued to acquire diesel trucks, despite initial plans to transition to electric vehicles by 2027-28.
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The BHP files, an exclusive investigation, reveals that BHP has dumped plans for a facility that could have substantially reduced emissions. Illustration: Guardian designView image in fullscreenThe BHP files, an exclusive investigation, reveals that BHP has dumped plans for a facility that could have substantially reduced emissions. Illustration: Guardian designThe BHP filesClimate crisisWorld’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents revealExclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate push Read more from the BHP files investigation…
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