BHP shareholders call out climate hypocrisy

14 October 2020 BHP shareholders used the mining giant’s annual general meeting today to call out the glaring inconsistency between BHP’s claimed commitment to the Paris climate goals and its plans to increase fossil fuel production. Last month, BHP set new targets to reduce its operational carbon emissions (known as … Read More

BHP’s new emission targets fail to meet 1.5°C ambition

10 September 2020 BHP, one of the 20 largest historical contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions, this afternoon announced targets to reduce its operational emissions by 30% by 2030. This falls short of the ~42% reduction that would be required to align with a 1.5°C pathway from 2020 to 2030, … Read More