Minerals Council of Australia endorses net-zero emissions but with no target date

Climate groups' reaction to mining body's climate change plan ranges from qualified acceptance to greenwashing'

Australia's peak mining body representing the coal industry has released a plan to tackle climate change across the industry, endorsing a goal of reaching net-zero emissions as fast as possible" but without setting a target date.

The Minerals Council of Australia's chief executive, Tania Constable, claimed it was possible and plausible for the coal industry to achieve near zero or net-zero emissions" by using carbon offsets and carbon capture and storage technologies.