Coal mining and coal use are essential to our economic prosperity and quality of life. While recognising these benefits, Peabody Energy Australia remains committed to managing operations in a way that minimises any adverse impacts they may have on the environment and the communities in which they operate.

The company's environmental policies and programs are designed to ensure that coal mining and coal use provide maximum benefit to current and future generations, enhance our leadership in environmental excellence, and assure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

At Peabody Energy Australia, the goal is to operate the mines at high environmental standards and to restore mined land to a sustainable productive condition. The company also supports continuous improvement in greenhouse gas emissions control through the development of advanced coal technologies, such as coal gasification technologies for electricity generation, liquefaction, methanation and hydrogen production.

Peabody supports the concept of sustainable development and in December 2005 joined Greenhouse Challenge Plus, which is part of the Australian Government's comprehensive Climate Change Strategy. They are committed to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of the operations, accelerating the uptake of energy efficiency, integrating greenhouse issues into business decision making and providing more consistent reporting of greenhouse gas emission levels. Already they have reduced greenhouse gas emissions, including major projects at Wilkie Creek and North Goonyella.