BHP admits to stalled emissions reductions as WA premier says miners have ‘moral obligation’ to decarbonise
By Christopher Knaus and Adam Morton
Head of BHP’s WA iron ore operations unable to give firm timeline for replacing diesel trucks as leaked documents reveal decarbonisation delay
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