Exclusive leaked documents have revealed that BHP, the world's biggest miner, has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation. The cache of internal documents, leaked to the Guardian and the ABC's Four Corners, shows a significant backtrack on the company's climate promises.
Details of the Leak
Nour Haydar speaks with Christopher Knaus about the BHP files. Additional audio in this episode was sourced by the Financial Times. The documents detail how BHP planned to slow down its decarbonisation efforts despite previous public commitments to reduce emissions.
Key Findings
- BHP considered delaying the closure of coal mines and other fossil fuel assets.
- The company explored strategies to avoid significant emissions reductions until after 2030.
- Internal memos show a disconnect between public climate pledges and internal planning.
Read more: Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate push. Adam Morton: BHP has made big climate promises – that’s the easy part. Now it must do the real work of slashing emissions.
Find more from the BHP files investigation here. Composite: Victoria Hart/Guardian
