Rio Tinto pledges $10 billion to halve emissions by 2030

Rio’s new targets for its direct emissions, known as Scope 1 and 2 emissions, put it ahead of those set by biggest rival, BHP, which has committed to a 30 per cent reduction by the end of the decade.

“Rio Tinto has come a long way under Jakob Stausholm,” said Dan Gocher, of shareholder…