Emission reduction through energy management

Coal seam methane, followed by electricity and diesel, are the dominant contributors to Rio Tinto Coal Australia's emission profile.

Addressing coal seam methane requires adoption of new technologies, such as those used in the coal seam methane trial being conducted in collaboration with university researchers at Mount Thorley Warkworth.

Rio Tinto Coal Australia's energy management objective is to improve energy use at our operations, projects and in the supply chain, and embed efficiency processes into our business.

Our energy management programme is designed to address, understand, prioritise and reduce our energy use.  A major project is currently being implemented to meter electricity and fuel use of all equipment and facilities that consume at least 10 per cent of our energy.