Chris Bowen says he has made it ‘crystal clear’ to BHP and other big polluters they must cut emissions onsite
Australia's climate change minister, Chris Bowen, has emphasized the need for major polluters like BHP to reduce emissions onsite. This statement follows revelations that BHP has delayed significant climate initiatives and backtracked on its commitments. Bowen insists that the safeguard mechanism still applies to BHP and expects compliance from all large emitters.
- ▪Chris Bowen has made it clear that BHP and other large emitters must cut emissions onsite.
- ▪Leaked documents revealed that BHP has scrapped a project aimed at reducing global emissions.
- ▪The safeguard mechanism requires major industrial polluters to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions intensity year on year.
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Chris Bowen says he wants to see all large emitters reducing emissions onsite: ‘That applies to BHP and everyone else.’ Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPAView image in fullscreenChris Bowen says he wants to see all large emitters reducing emissions onsite: ‘That applies to BHP and everyone else.’ Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPAThe BHP filesBHPChris Bowen says he has made it ‘crystal clear’ to BHP and other big polluters they must cut emissions onsiteMining giant’s backsliding on climate commitments due to ‘weakness’ of policy, Kate Chaney says Adam Morton: Big Mining gets a $4bn tax break to use fossil fuel.
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