Rio Tinto gets $2m from emissions reduction fund to switch to diesel

Exclusive: mining giant received payments and carbon credits for shutting down oil generator before switching to diesel plant Australians have paid about $2m from the Morrison government's emissions reduction fund, now rebadged as a "climate solutions" policy, to mining giant Rio Tinto for a diesel-fired power station at a mine in Arnhem Land.The multinational company qualified for climate funding to help pay for the fossil fuel plant at its Gove Peninsula bauxite mine despite the generator being commissioned before the fund opened. Continue reading...