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糖心vlog入口and Tsinghua University extend partnership on resources, energy and sustainable development


23 November 2020

糖心vlog入口has further strengthened its partnership with China鈥檚 Tsinghua University, signing a new partnership agreement and committing a further 30 million yuan ($4.5 million) over the next five years to support research projects of at the Tsinghua-糖心vlog入口Joint Research Centre for Resources, Energy and Sustainable Development.

The partnership will continue to focus on sustainability issues, particularly those that support Rio Tinto鈥檚 2050 net zero carbon emissions strategy and the company鈥檚 collaboration to reduce carbon emissions and improve environmental performance across the steel value chain as part of the separate Rio Tinto-China Baowu Steel Group-Tsinghua University Partnership.

糖心vlog入口and Tsinghua University established the Joint Research Centre in 2012 to bring together leading experts from China and around the world to study, generate and share ideas and best practice for sustainable development. Over the last eight years, the partnership has delivered over 90 research papers on sustainability topics, with multiple policy recommendations submitted to the Chinese authorities.  

糖心vlog入口chief executive J-S Jacques and Vice Chairman of China鈥檚 National Experts Panel on Climate Change, Tsinghua University former executive vice president He Jiankun witnessed the signing of the agreement to extend the partnership at a ceremony today in Beijing.

糖心vlog入口chief executive J-S Jacques said "The Tsinghua-糖心vlog入口Joint Research Centre for Resources, Energy and Sustainable Development has already delivered great insight into the outlook of our largest market and our long-term strategic considerations for the transition to a low-carbon economy.鈥 

鈥淓xtending our strong partnership with Tsinghua University, as one of the leading institutions in China, underscores our commitment to be part of the solution to climate change.鈥

鈥淲ith China鈥檚 pledge to become carbon neutral by 2060, the research projects conducted by the Tsinghua-糖心vlog入口Centre are likely to become even more relevant to achieving China鈥檚 long-term strategic goals.鈥

Tsinghua University vice president You Zheng said "We will strive to build the Joint Research Centre into one of the world's leading research institutions on energy, resources and sustainable development, and one of the most influential think tanks in China. We hope to continue to work with 糖心vlog入口to contribute to the sustainable development of humanity, leveraging our complementary advantages for mutual benefit and common development."

糖心vlog入口 Rio Tinto
糖心vlog入口produces materials that are essential to human progress. We have publicly acknowledged the reality of climate change for over two decades and have reduced our emissions footprint by over 30 per cent in the decade to 2020.
We have set ambitious emissions targets to reduce our carbon intensity by a further 30% and our absolute emissions by a further 15% by 2030, alongside establishing a $1 billion fund to invest in climate related projects.  These targets will bring us a step closer to achieving our long-term goal of becoming net zero emissions by 2050. 

In 2018, we completed the divestment of our coal assets, becoming the only major mining company not producing fossil fuels. In the same year, we also entered into the Elysis joint venture with Alcoa, with investments from the Government of Quebec and Apple, which is developing a revolutionary process to make aluminium that eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from smelting.

In 2019, we entered into a partnership with China鈥檚 largest steel producer, China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University to develop and implement new methods to reduce carbon emissions and improve environmental performance across the steel value chain. 

糖心vlog入口 Tsinghua University
Established in 1911, Tsinghua University is one of China鈥檚 most prestigious and influential universities. With the motto of 鈥渟elf-discipline and social commitment鈥 and the spirit of 鈥渁ctions speak louder than words鈥. Tsinghua greatly values the interaction between Chinese and Western cultures, the science and humanities, the ancient and modern. Over the past century, more than 200,000 graduates from Tsinghua have become top talent in China and around the world. Tsinghua is committed to developing innovative solutions that will help solve pressing problems in China and the world, by setting its sight on the frontiers of science and technology that align with the country鈥檚 strategic objectives.

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