休·麦凯（Huw McKay），曾任澳大利亚大型资源巨头必和必拓（BHP）的首席经济学家，近日公开呼吁政府实施更为严厉的气候变化相关政策，旨在激励主要矿产企业做出艰难的脱碳决策 [1]。他指出：“首选的政策当然是实行碳定价。”[1] 此前泄露的内部文件显示，必和必拓曾推迟其在皮尔巴拉地区的大型可再生能源项目 [1]，并取消了一个本可显著降低全球排放的项目 [1]。此外，该公司还将污染柴油卡车和火车机队的电气化计划推后了数十年 [1]。
Former chief economist at mining giant BHP has called for stricter government climate policies to compel major resource companies toward difficult decarbonisation decisions [1]. Dr Huw McKay stated that the preferred policy approach is, of course, a carbon price [1]. Internal documents obtained by The Guardian reveal that BHP delayed vast renewable energy projects in its Pilbara region [1]. These delays included scrapping initiatives designed to deliver significant cuts to global emissions [1]. Additionally, the company pushed plans for electrifying its polluting diesel truck and train fleets into the next two decades through war-gamed options [1].