Rio Tinto Enlists ANU to Embed Indigenous Insights in Net Zero Effort

The university will be integrating cultural knowledge from Indigenous Australians into sustainable materials research.

The Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia on Sept. 16, 2020. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

The Australian National University (ANU) has joined a global research initiative led by Rio Tinto to ensure that the cultural knowledge of Indigenous Australians plays a key role in the shift towards sustainable energy.

This collaboration is part of the newly established Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials, which seeks to develop more sustainable ways of sourcing, processing, and recycling materials required in the global energy transition.