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Rio Tinto beefs up decarbonisation plans

Rio Tinto will spend US$7.5 billion as part of an accelerated decarbonisation plan that it hopes will cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% from its 2018 baseline by 2030, the miner said at its Capital Markets day on Wednesday.

William Clarke
Rio Tinto beefs up decarbonisation plans

The previous 2030 target, a 15% reduction, should now be reached by 2025, Rio Tinto said. "Governments are setting more ambitious targets and accelerating actions on climate change," Rio Tinto said....

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