Australian mining giant BHP delaying or cancelling climate action

MINING GIANT RETURNS

Mining giant BHP, Australia’s richest company, quietly backs away from commitments on climate action, documents leaked to ABC Four Corners And Guard uncover.

A series of articles Guardian Australia And ABC – dubbed BHP Files — detail how the company is trying to position itself as a leading force for climate action while internally delaying or canceling climate-related projects.

The then CEO of BHP in 2019 Andrew Mackenzie so-called global addiction to fossil fuels “existential” riskHe said tackling climate change requires “the largest global mobilization since the Second World War.”