BHP could end $2m membership of minerals council over policy differences

BHP notes Minerals Council of Australia favours energy reliability and affordability over emissions goals

Australia's biggest miner, BHP, has put the Minerals Council of Australia on notice, threatening to cancel its almost $2m yearly membership if it does not cease campaigning on climate and energy issues.

The warning came in BHP's review of industry associations, in which it lists the ways BHP's position differs from that of the MCA. BHP also considers its membership of 20 other industry bodies, declaring it will cancel its membership of the World Coal Association.