What BHP is touting is a process it calls credible and cost-effective, and it's these aims that are worth examining.
BHP is the world's biggest miner of coking coal, used to make steel, and ranks third in iron ore, the main steel raw material.
Diesel accounts for 76% of the emissions at the iron ore operations in Western Australia state, and 45% at the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance coking coal mines in the northeastern state of Queensland.
BHP plans to switch its diesel trucks to battery-powered vehicles, but this will take some time and also involves more than just buying new equipment.
The overall message from BHP is that it is advancing plans to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
Persons:
Clarence Fernandez
Organizations:
BHP Group, BHP, BHP Mitsubishi, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
LAUNCESTON, Australia, Western Australia, Queensland