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Western States Voluntary Registry Input

Join Andrea Russell, Sustainability Manager at Rio Tinto Minerals, for a workshop on Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry on July 18. Learn about Rio Tinto's position on climate change, public policy criteria, and the key criteria for a Western States Registry.

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Western States Voluntary Registry Input

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  1. Western States Voluntary Registry Input Andrea Russell Sustainability Manager Rio Tinto Minerals WRAP Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry WorkshopJuly 18

  2. 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 • Mine & refine Borates, Talc and Salt • Operations across globe, HQ in Denver, CO • Main US operations in California, Montana, Texas, and Vermont Rio Tinto NA assets

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Public Policy: Key Criteria • Effective • Economically Efficient • Comprehensive • Equitable • International

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Key Criteria for a Western States Registry • 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

  9. Summary • The larger the region the better • Ensure credit for early action • Ensure international recognition • Level playing field • Don’t reinvent the wheel

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