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BHP admits to stalled emissions reductions as WA premier says miners have ‘moral obligation’ to decarbonise

BHP executive has admitted the Australian multinational’s push to reduce emissions has been delayed as the Western Australian premier, Roger Cook, said big miners had an “important moral obligation” to decarbonise. An [exclusive investigation

The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal

reputational risk” and that “urgent decarbonisation in line with BHP’s public commitments” effectively underpinned its “licence to operate”. Despite the warnings, it announced a slowdown of its decarbonisation program last year, slashing spending