Going Carbon Neutral By 2050


We as a company intend to achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2050, while setting interim carbon neutrality targets to even more urgently address climate change challenges.

In Europe, we are already using 100 per cent green electric energy to power all our facilities in the U.K, the Craiova plant in Romania, and all facilities in Cologne, Germany, including the vehicle assembly and engine plants. We expect that Europe will be among the first global regions to become carbon neutral.

We previously announced our plan to use 100 per cent locally sourced renewable energy for all our manufacturing plants globally by 2035. That means energy would come only from sources that naturally replenish – such as hydropower, geothermal, wind or solar.

Carbon neutrality refers to achieving zero carbon emissions by balancing such emissions with carbon removal. To achieve our goal, we will focus initially on three areas that account for approximately 95 per cent of its CO2 emissions – vehicle use, its supply base and the company’s facilities. 
We are setting the 2050 goal – announced as part of our annual Sustainability Report – fully aware of challenges, including customer acceptance, government regulations, economic conditions and the availability of renewable, carbon-neutral electricity and renewable fuels. 

Bob Holycross, chief sustainability, environment and safety officer.
We can develop and make great vehicles, sustain and grow a strong business and protect our planet at the same time – in fact, those ideals complement each other. We don’t have all the answers yet but are determined to work with all of our global and local partners and stakeholders to get there.” 

We are the only full line U.S. automaker committed to doing our part to reduce CO2 emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement and work with California for stronger vehicle greenhouse gas standards. 

And we are also working to develop goals approved and defined by the Science Based Targets initiative for its Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions. Scope 1 covers direct emissions from company-owned or -controlled sources, while Scope 2 addresses indirect emissions from generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling that we consume. Scope 3 emissions speak to in-use emissions from vehicles that we sell and emissions from our supply base, among others. 

The 2050 commitment represents our continuing to ratchet up more environmentally friendly performance for its products and operations. In 2019, the company expanded its climate strategy to find more effective ways to integrate the wants and needs of people and its business, along with the possibilities of technology, by applying human-centred, design thinking. 

Mindy Lubber, CEO and president of the sustainability nonprofit organisation Ceres, hailed our long-term goal and encouraged other companies to follow suit.  
We congratulate Ford on its commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050. Ford recognises the urgency to address climate change, and we urge every company to take action and commit to science-based targets within their global enterprises. 

We are investing more than $11.5 billion in electric vehicles through 2022, and is committed to offering an electrified version of every passenger vehicle it brings to market in Europe and will grow its range of electrified vehicles in Europe to 18 on sale before the end of 2021, including mild hybrid, full hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles.


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