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BHP gives the World Coal Association the cold shoulder, but the company is no climate saint

Posted April 11, 2018 by Bob Burton
Tags: BHP, coal, Colombia, Energy, Minerals Council of Australia, NSW, World Coal Association

BHP has a lot riding on lobby groups pressing the case for new climate-damaging coal plants. But it far prefers to have third-parties it funds do the dirty work rather than have to wear the damage to its own credibility.

Global new coal plant pipeline keeps shrinking

Posted March 21, 2018 by Bob Burton
Tags: China, coal, Energy, India

The rapid decline in the number of coal plants being proposed, built and commissioned offers hope of achieving the 2015 Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to between a 1.5 °C and 2 °C temperature increase.

South32’s shift away from thermal coal puts BHP to shame

Posted February 21, 2018 by Bob Burton
Tags: Anglo American, BHP, Cerrejon, climate, Energy, Glencore, South32, thermal coal

The company spun off in 2015 to host some of BHP Billiton’s worst performing coal assets — mostly in South Africa — has decided thermal coal is so unloved by investors it plans to offload them.

BHP may dump global group, but looks to forgive Australian coal lobby

Posted December 20, 2017 by Bob Burton
Tags: BHP, Cerrejon, climate, coal, Energy, lobbying

BHP has announced it wants to end its membership of the World Coal Association, has put the US Chamber of Commerce on notice but is in a forgiving mood when it comes to the climate and energy policy sins of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). The MCA, BHP decided, has up to 12 months to lift its climate and energy policy game.

Coal vs cricket in India

Posted December 7, 2017 by Bob Burton
Tags: coal, cricket, India, pollution

The interruption of the international cricket match in New Delhi between India and Sri Lanka by toxic smog has graphically demonstrated how little effort the Indian Government has put into curbing the country’s toxic air pollution problem.