Decarbonising our operations, responsibly and transparently

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We produce some of the resources that are critical to the energy transition, and are committed to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions from their production.
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Action we are taking to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

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BHP trials renewable fuel at Yandi

BHP is trialling the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia.
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Electric smelting furnace pilot - design study

The facility will aim to demonstrate a pathway to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) intensity in steel production using iron ore from BHP’s Pilbara mines for BHP’s steelmaking customers.
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Steelmaking value chain GHG emission reductions

BHP is supporting the steelmaking industry and our customers in a number of ways to develop solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity from steelmaking.
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Australia’s first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives


The first brand-new, purpose-built battery-electric locomotives (BELs) in Australia have arrived in Port Hedland.
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The first battery-electric haul trucks arrive in the Pilbara

Australia’s first Cat® 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks have arrived at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara, marking the start of on-site testing, in collaboration with Rio Tinto, of Caterpillar’s battery-electric heavy haulage technology in the region that powers the nation’s economy.
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Supporting the reduction of greenhouse emissions in the maritime value chain

BHP has signed contracts with COSCO Shipping Bulk Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO shipping Group for the charter of two ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers. The new vessels to be built under this arrangement will be two of only a handful of vessels in the world capable of using ammonia as a marine fuel.
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New wind and battery project in South Australia

BHP has signed a renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Neoen, which is expected to meet half of Olympic Dam’s electricity needs from FY2026, based on current forecast demand.
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Solar battery hybrid project at Port Hedland

BHP expects to halve emissions from the generation of electricity used to power its WA Iron Ore port facilities in Port Hedland by the end of 2024, following the signing of a large-scale renewable Power Purchase Agreement with Alinta Energy.
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Toyota Australia and BHP to trial first-ever battery electric HiLux Double Cab

Toyota Australia and BHP have announced a trial of the first-ever Battery Electric HiLux double cab ute prototype.

Read our most recent episodes on the path to decarbonisation

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The "brown-to-green transition"

At the simplest level, the brown-to-green (B2G) transition involves moving from an energy system that is fossil fuel and carbon-emission intensive to one that is not, and whose critical inputs include more sustainably produced metals and materials.

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The electric smelting furnace

The global iron and steel supply chain is immense, producing nearly 2 billion tonnes of steel products annually1, which are used in our buildings, cars, whitegoods, wind turbines and numerous other steel-containing goods and infrastructure.

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The many, many roads to Paris

In the seven years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, thousands of scientists and economists have set out to model how the world might go about containing the global temperature increase.

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The energy transition dilemma

Metals are essential for the energy transition to succeed, but providing those metals can be energy intensive. How best to proceed?

Targets and goals

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Operational GHG emissions (Scopes 1 and 2 emissions from our operated assets)

We have a medium-term target and long-term net zero goal for our operational GHG emissions.
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Value chain GHG emissions (Scope 3 emissions) 

We have medium-term goals and long-term net zero targets for specific emissions categories and a long-term net zero goal for value chain GHG emissions.
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Our latest Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP)

Our CTAP 2024 provides an overview of our climate change strategy, commitments, targets and goals and forward-looking plans. The BHP Annual Report 2025, Operating and Financial Review 9.8 - Climate change updates certain aspects of our assumptions and plans since our CTAP 2024.