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BHP Backtracks on Climate Action

Updated 2026-05-25 11:05 UTC 1 source Negative

Exclusive documents reveal that BHP, the world’s biggest miner, is delaying its climate action plans. The company has scrapped a plant project and spent millions on polluting diesel trucks.

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The Guardian

BHP quietly scrapped plan to build Pilbara plant that would have drastically cut emissions

Exclusive: Jimblebar processing facility would have produced higher quality iron ore sought by steelmakers around the world – themselves under pressure to curb pollutionRead more from the BHP

2026-05-25 10:30 UTC

The Guardian

BHP defies its own climate strategy to spend hundreds of millions on polluting diesel trucks in Pilbara

Exclusive: Mining giant says technology is not yet advanced enough to run a fully electrified fleet but experts say it is hooked on federal fuel tax creditsRead more from the BHP files invest

2026-05-25 10:30 UTC

The Guardian

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

Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation

2026-05-25 10:30 UTC