Rio Tinto warns Australia’s slow renewable energy rollout threatens fossil fuel phase out

Mining giant also apologises for bullying culture at annual shareholder meeting

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Australia needs to accelerate the rollout of renewable energy, the chief executive of the country's second-biggest mining company, Rio Tinto, has said.

We're just not developing renewable energy fast enough," Jakob Stausholm said, speaking after Rio's annual shareholder meeting in Melbourne.