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Expanded funding mandates positive step for CCS in Australia

The expansion of the mandates of two government bodies to include carbon capture and storage was recently welcomed by the Global CCS Institute as a positive step forward for the acceleration of CCS deployment in Australia.

 
 

Rio Tinto executive committee changes

Following the destruction of the Juukan rockshelters in May 2020, the Board of Rio Tinto has engaged extensively with shareholders, Traditional Owners, Indigenous leaders and other stakeholders

 
 

BHP’s Queensland mine to reduce emissions

BHP has signed a firm renewable power purchasing agreement to meet half of its electricity needs across its Queensland coal mines from low emissions sources, including solar and wind.

 
 
 
 

QRC applauds QCoal’s Indigenous employment

The Queensland Resources Council has applauded QCoal’s Indigenous participation rates at the company’s Byerwen coal mine in Central Queensland, Australia.