Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
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Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
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Partnering for the future To meet our commitments now and into the future we work in partnership: – We announced two new 5.25MW solar farms in the Northern Territory, Australia at our Gove operations, to secure a more sustainable power supply for the region beyond mining. – We progressed our partnership with the University of British Columbia and Curtin University to develop the capabilities needed to support closure in the future through launching a third unit in the micro-credentials program. Since the program launched in late 2023, 141 Rio Tinto students have completed it, and there has been good uptake from other mining companies and government agencies. – We partnered with Curtin University to support the development of the Undergraduate Certificate in Land, Sea, and River First Nation Ranger Management and Practice, designed to enhance the skills of Australian Traditional Owner and Ranger Groups through a comprehensive range of capability development options. – We expanded an end-of-life tyres and belts recycling trial to Yarwun, Weipa and Boyne Smelters Limited in Queensland, Australia to proactively reduce our waste inventory and explore circular economy opportunities. This follows successfully recycling 800 tonnes of end-of-life tyres and conveyor belts from the Argyle diamond mine in 2023.

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| Annual Report on Form 20-F 2024 | 41 | riotinto.com |

Strategic report | Our approach to ESG

Our 2025 Climate Action Plan The materials we produce and the way we provide them to society matter. We have ambitious emissions reduction targets and are now delivering against those. Decarbonisation is good for our business and gives us confidence in the future. We are a significant energy user and parts of our portfolio are hard-to-abate, so it is exciting to see some real momentum this year, in both reductions in emissions and project approvals. Since we set our targets, we have delivered 5Mt CO 2 e in operational emissions abatement, and our gross emissions are now 14% below 2018 levels, primarily from renewable electricity contracts. Additionally, in 2024 we have committed to abatement projects, totalling 3.6Mt CO 2 e which are expected to contribute to our target to reduce net emissions by 50% by 2030. The challenge is not straightforward - we need to navigate a complex, rapidly evolving regulatory landscape - but we are making progress and maintaining financial discipline while we do this. Despite the fragmented policy landscape