Top Miners Doubt Customers Can Match Their Zero-Emissions Target
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Stockpiles of coal, coke, limestone and sand outside a metals plant in Duisburg, Germany.
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The world’s top miners are confident they can eliminate emissions from their own operations by 2050, but aren’t yet sure their customers can do the same.
The International Council on Mining and Metals’ 28 members, which include producers like BHP Group and Glencore Plc, on Tuesday pledged to cut so-called Scope 1 and 2 emissions from their own operations and the electricity they use to net-zero by 2050.