By Shariq Khan

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Australian miner Fortescue is experiencing strong interest in its decarbonization-related offerings, Executive Chairman Andrew Forrest said in an interview, as he challenged U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that climate change is the “greatest con job” in the world.

Fortescue has set some of the most ambitious decarbonization targets among Australia’s major miners, but was recently forced to walk away from some planned green hydrogen projects. The company, the world’s fourth-largest miner of iron ore, attributed the cancellation of a project in Arizona in part to a shift in U.S. policy away from green energy.

However, Forrest said he was not willing to give up despite mounting criticism of climate-driven initiatives by Trump, who on Tuesday dismisse

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