We have 'a key role to play' in low carbon transition: Coal and metals miner BHP unveils $400m climate investment plan

Michael Holder
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BHP Group also pledges to set emissions reduction goals for its own activities and the use of the fossil fuel products it sells

BHP Group has pledged to invest $400m in developing technologies to cut its greenhouse gas emissions from its own business and the use of its products, marking a major ramp up of the mining giant's sustainability...

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