Davos 2023-Fortescue sees renewables overtaking iron ore business

  • 📰 Reuters
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 63 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 28%
  • Publisher: 97%

Nigeria News News

Nigeria Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Nigeria Headlines

Renewable energy is likely to eventually overtake Fortescue Metals Group's iron ore business, despite strong tailwinds for the commodity ahead, the company's former chief executive officer Elizabeth Gaines said at Davos.

iron ore business, despite strong tailwinds for the commodity ahead, the company's former chief executive officer Elizabeth Gaines said at Davos.

Fortescue would continue growing its iron ore business, but the scale of the world's green energy transition would boost demand for renewable energy far more, said Gaines, non-executive director and global green ambassador at Fortescue, on the sidelines of World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos.

There's no lack of ambition for growth in our iron ore business. But when you look at the scale of the green energy transition, it's not unreasonable to think that ultimately renewable energy will probably outscale our iron ore business significantly," she told the Reuters Global Markets Forum.

"There's a view that businesses are doing this just for ESG reasons, but it's also a smart thing to do, because the economics absolutely stack up," Gaines said. The world's fourth-largest iron ore producer has several projects lined up as it looks to rapidly develop technology to produce green hydrogen, transitioning from a pure-play iron ore producer to aThe miner's Australian renewable energy projects were "very close" to a final investment decision, Gaines said, adding that one of the domestic projects would likely be the first to gain approval from the board.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Right. I'll check on my local circus and see what they say.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 2. in NG

Nigeria Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Crypto Market Cap Reclaims $1T as SOL, OKB, APT Explode by Double Digits: Weekend WatchThe crypto market cap is above $1 trillion following the latest 2023 rally.
Source: Crypto_Potato - 🏆 568. / 51 Read more »