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Environment

Sources of energy

Sources of energy used directly by Rio Tinto in 2005 and indirectly by others to produce the electricity and steam purchased by Rio Tinto are compared with the worldwide use of primary energy sources as reported by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Key World Energy Statistics, International Energy Agency, 2005 edition, page 6. Rio Tinto's inventory includes a significantly greater proportion of hydroelectric based primary energy than the international average.

Sources of primary energy used by Rio Tinto in 2005

Sources of primary energy used by Rio Tinto in 2005 graph

Sources of primary energy used worldwide (2003)

Sources of primary energy used worldwide (2003) graph
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