Good afternoon.The independent senator David Pocock says leaked BHP documents show that the mining giant is “laughing” at Australia’s key climate policy while pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars through a generous diesel tax break.An exclusive investigation based on documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC show BHP has scrapped a project to significantly reduce global emissions, delayed vast renewables projects in the Pilbara and war-gamed options to push the electrification of its polluting diesel truck and train fleets into the next two decades.It did so despite internal memos as recently as 2023 saying: “Urgent decarbonisation in line with BHP’s public commitments effectively underpins [the Western Australian iron ore division’s] licence to operate, sustain and grow.”Analysis provided to the Guardian suggests BHP paid less than $9m under the safeguard mechanism for its excess emissions last financial year. At the same time, the analysis suggests it received $622m in fuel tax credits from the federal government for its use of diesel, including about $379m for its WA iron ore mines.Read our full coverage here.Top news
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