The heads of companies representing one-third of the world's mining and metals industry have signed a letter committing to a goal of net-zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement.
Twenty-eight companies, including Anglo American, BHP, Glencore, Rio Tinto and Vale, made a collective commitment as members of the International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM), which also signed the letter.Mining companies are coming under increasing pressure to provide details on how they plan to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015 and designed to keep the rise in the mean global temperature to not more than 2 ?C (3.6 ?F) above pre-industrial levels, and preferably to limit the increase to 1.5 ?C. This includes a commitment by governments to reduce GHG emissions to...