In The Hague this week, Australia worked hard to minimise the legal liability of major emitters and fossil fuel exporters for their contribution to climate change.
Fortescue founded and chaired by Andrew Forrest, is Australia's third-largest iron one miner and is expanding into green power and hydrogen, aiming to have zero emissions by 2030.
WA's iron ore miners must develop wind power and drop decades of rivalry to share transmission networks to meet their emissions reduction targets, according to Alinta Energy.
In the race to decarbonise iron ore shipping Rio and BHP are chasing incremental improvements with LNG while Andrew Forrest's Fortescue wants zero-emission green ammonia ASAP.
WA's industrial greenhouse gas emissions are dominated by four products and a handful of companies, including a few that have managed to keep a low profile in the climate wars.
Mining companies, pastoralists and native title claimants across the county will be watching to see if Fortescue appeal a landmark native title decision that awarded exclusive title over the Solomon Hub iron ore operation in the Pilbara.
