Former top BHP economist urges tougher government policies to push miners to decarbonise
Former BHP chief economist Dr. Huw McKay is calling for stronger government climate policies, including a carbon price, to accelerate decarbonization in the mining sector. This follows leaked documents suggesting BHP delayed electrification projects for its mining fleet.
Why it matters
Highlights the tension between corporate sustainability goals and the economic pressures of the mining industry in the context of climate change.
BHP’s decarbonisation slowdown included options to delay electrification of its polluting diesel trucks. BHP’s decarbonisation slowdown included options to delay electrification of its polluting diesel trucks. The BHP files BHP Former top BHP economist urges tougher government policies to push miners to decarbonise Exclusive: ‘The preferred policy is, of course, a carbon price,’ Dr Huw McKay says, amid slowdown in BHP action on emissions
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