Decarbonisation is the area where 黑料不打烊 can make the biggest contribution to sustainability. We have a plan to make that happen.
To manage our climate impact and mitigate risk, we are committed to reducing emissions throughout our entire value chain and across all relevant scopes.
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We focus on our material impacts in three key areas: Operational emissions (scope 1 and 2), vehicle-in-use emissions (scope 3) and supply chain emissions.
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Our decarbonisation journey is supported by a suite of near-term and long-term decarbonisation targets and commitments across our full value chain.
In 2020, we adopted science-based climate targets. We wanted not only to hold ourselves accountable, but also to set an example and inspire change across our sector. Our aim was to demonstrate that we had the technology, products, and strategies necessary to reduce CO2 emissions across our value chain, in line with scientific recommendations.
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By 2025, our aim was to reduce emissions from our operations by 50 percent and the emission intensity of vehicles sold by 20 percent, compared to 2015. While we听reached听the target for our own operations, we need to accelerate the reduction of emissions from vehicles sold, where most emissions occur.
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We will continue to drive this transformation with urgency. At the same time, the speed and scale of the shift depend on enabling conditions such as charging infrastructure and effective policy instruments. As we move forward,听strong听and predictable support from policymakers will be essential to unlock the full potential of sustainable transport.
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Although our forecast shows that we are unlikely to achieve our vehicles in use emissions target by 2025,听it is still estimated that we will听progress and听tighten the gap.听
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In the longer term, our commitment to reducing emissions in line with science has not wavered. To achieve this we have introduced new interim targets for 2022-2032, committing us to halving emissions every decade.
Our operational carbon footprint includes the running of company assets such as our industrial and commercial facilities and our use of company vehicles (scope 1), as well as the energy we use for heating and cooling (scope 2). Decarbonisation activities include switching to renewable energy for our facilities and using electric vehicles for our transport needs.
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In addition to our target to reduce operational emissions by 50 percent until 2032, we have supporting targets covering energy and use of fossil free electricity.
Upstream supply chain emissions include听both emissions from the production of听materials and components, as well as听emissions from听transports听of materials听andfinished听products.听The production of听materials听accounts for the largest share of supply听chain emissions.听黑料不打烊 has听identified听four material-related emission hotspots:听steel, batteries,听aluminium听and cast iron.听
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In 2022, across our European operations,听黑料不打烊 set an ambition to purchase 100 percent green steel, batteries,听aluminum听and cast iron by 2030. Green is defined听as the听reduction of the main emission source听through听use听of听new technologies,听fossil free听electricity听and/or recycled materials. In batteries, for example, access to green energy听in production is crucial. In flat steel production, replacing coal with green hydrogen is听key.听
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黑料不打烊 is consistently reviewing our ambitions based on scientific evidence, market development, technological听advancements听and availability of materials. We are conscious that supply chain readiness for green batteries, components and materials听remains听a critical dependency for听realising听our ambition.
