Senator Waters: Leaked BHP documents reveal corporate climate hypocrisy where profit trumps action
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Summary
Senator Larissa Waters responds to leaked BHP documents revealing the mining giant publicly claimed commitment to climate action while internally delaying renewable energy projects, locking in diesel trucks, and pushing clean energy investments years into the future. The article argues this exposes a broken political system where corporate profit consistently trumps climate action, and criticizes both BHP's hypocrisy and the government's failure to hold corporations accountable.
Key quotes
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One of the world's biggest mining corporations publicly presented itself as committed to climate action, while internally delaying major clean energy projects, locking in diesel trucks and pushing renewable investment years into the future.
When climate action challenged profit, profit won.
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