BHP has severed ties with the World Coal Association (WCA) indicating they would reap little benefit from staying on as a member. Despite being among the world's top emitters, BHP has committed to a target of net zero emissions from its operations in the second half of this century. BHP's review of its membership of the WCA Read More
Photo by Curragh Queensland Mining Limited, CC BY-SA 3.0. The discord that led to the departure of Minerals Council of Australia CEO Brendan Pearson has been simmering for some time, and may have additional ramifications. “BHP has got their man…BHP and Rio Tinto were not always comfortable with his coal advocacy,” an anonymous industry insider told Read More
Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) CEO Brendan Pearson is out of a job following BHP’s split with the organization on climate and energy policy last week. Pearson announced his resignation on Thursday. Over nearly a decade with the group, including three and a half years as CEO, Pearson actively campaigned against the Resource Super Profits Tax Read More
Mining firm BHP Billiton reiterated calls for a Clean Energy Target and emissions-reduction strategies on Tuesday. The move comes as shareholders consider a resolution that calls for BHP to pull out of industry groups whose climate and energy policy views are inconsistent with the company’s own. The resolution was submitted by the Australasian Centre For Corporate Read More
BHP Billiton Marapikurrinya Park. Photo by Michael Theis [CC BY-ND 2.0]. Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton on Tuesday urged shareholders to vote down a resolution which says BHP should quit industry groups who disagree with the firm on climate change and energy policy. The resolution, which was submitted by ethical investing group the Australasian Centre for Read More
