Solar Ambition ‘Not That Easy’: Mining Giant CEO

An aerial view shows the photovoltaic (PV) solar panels making up RAF Coltishall Solar Park, near Lamas, north of Norwich in Eastern England on Jan. 13, 2023. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Rio Tinto’s criticism of Australia’s solar power ambition could be answered by using old and new systems to go green.

The mining giant’s CEO Jakob Stausholm told business heavyweights at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos “we’re fooling ourselves” on the timeline to switch to clean energy.