Zero emissions research and demonstration
Through our coal business in the US, Kennecott Energy Corporation, we are participating as an alliance partner in the US Government's FutureGen initiative. This project aims to build a large scale carbon sequestration demonstration facility, incorporating electricity and hydrogen production, and will be conducted in a highly scientific manner with extensive public and stakeholder involvement.

We also participate in two Australian programmes that complement the US FutureGen programme:

• The CO₂ Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) which is focusing on CO₂ capture and sequestration; and
• The CRC for Coal in Sustainable Development, which is conducting research on coal gasification, a key technology to enable more cost effective carbon capture and the production of hydrogen for future power needs.

Stakeholder engagement
Rio Tinto Energy is a participant in the Australian coal industry's COAL21 programme. COAL21 is a partnership of governments, industries and the research community. It is aimed at developing a national approach to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired electricity while maintaining Australia's low cost electricity advantage. Genuine and credible stakeholder engagement, including green and social non government organisations, unions, and the renewables and energy intensive industries is fundamental to COAL21 and shapes all of its activities.

Supporting government initiatives
Contributing to government public policy development at a national and international level to support future approval of carbon sequestration including the 14 government initiative, Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum.

Working with customers
Through Rössing uranium mine we are partnering with one of our customers to undertake a cradle to grave analysis of all inputs and outputs that go into producing electricity.

More information on Rio Tinto's response to Climate change