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Western States Voluntary Registry Input
Andrea Russell
Sustainability Manager
Rio Tinto Minerals
WRAP Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry Workshop
July 18
Rio Tinto:
• 2nd largest mining co. in world
• Diverse assets – iron ore, coal,
diamonds, copper, borates, talc,
aluminium, gold, silver, nickel, uranium,
titanium dioxide, zinc, etc.
Rio Tinto Minerals:
• Part of Rio Tinto Industrial Minerals
Rio Tinto NA assets
• Mine & refine Borates, Talc and Salt
• Operations across globe, HQ in Denver, CO
• Main US operations in California, Montana, Texas, and Vermont
Rio Tinto Position on Climate Change
• Building support for government action
• Developing low emission pathways for our products
• Taking a proactive stance at our operations to reduce GHG
emissions
Building Support for Practical Government Action
Rio Tinto will engage with stakeholders to advocate for domestic
and international government policies that:
• Encourage leadership from developed economies
• Set credible limits
• Support technology development and deployment
• Utilize broad-based market mechanisms that increase flexibility
and reduce abatement cost
Public Policy: Key Criteria
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Effective
Economically Efficient
Comprehensive
Equitable
International
Participation in Voluntary California Climate Action Registry
• U.S. Borax a charter member of CCAR
• RTM President & CEO Gary Goldberg appointed by Speaker of
the Assembly, Fabian Nunez, to CCAR Board
• Certified Borax data back to 2000
Key Criteria for a Western States Registry
• Reporting into multiple initiatives is time consuming and
difficult - coordination and streamlining amongst
states/governments is needed
• Early action needs to bear reward:
– with governments and communities, and,
– through services via registry such as legislative updates or
exporting data to other formats &/or registries
Key Criteria for a Western States Registry
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Must have a way to ensure a level playing field
Simple and easy to use database
Internationally recognized protocol
Easy access to assistance from Registry to quickly deal with
issues
• Build on what already exists
Summary
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The larger the region the better
Ensure credit for early action
Ensure international recognition
Level playing field
Don’t reinvent the wheel