Renault picks up international low carbon award
News
27 Oct 2016
Groupe Renault has received a Climate Leadership Award from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its work to lower emissions and reduce its carbon footprint.
The CDP is an international organisation and draws up its annual list on the the basis of a detailed analysis of the low-carbon endeavours of more than 2,000 companies worldwide, across all business sectors.
On receiving the award, the French manufacturer joins the select ‘A-List’ of companies that the CDP considers world leaders in countering global warming.
Renault has reduced its overall carbon footprint by more than 17 per cent between 2010 and 2016 and its CO2 reduction in 2015 alone was equivalent to the yearly CO2 emissions from a city the size of Barcelona.
The development of electric vehicles played large part in the reduction, with Renault investing in the development and production of a range EVs such as the Zoe, Twizy and Kangoo Van Z.E. Renault has now put more than 100,000 EVs on the road since 2011, which have collectively avoided the discharge of 125,000 tonnes of CO2.
The carbon footprint figures include emissions of greenhouse gasses (predominantly CO2) generated during the vehicle lifecycle as well as emissions across all its business operations, including design, manufacture, transport, sale of vehicles and parts, and all business support functions.
Jean-Philippe Hermine, vice-president, strategic environmental planning, Groupe Renault said: “We’re honoured to achieve the maximum ‘A’ rating in acknowledgement of our commitment to countering global warming. Renault was the world’s first automaker to commit publicly to shrinking its carbon footprint, and one of the first to take up this challenge by investing massively in the development and wide-scale market release of affordable electric vehicles. Through ongoing innovation in electric vehicles, involving greatly extended travel range for example, we’re advancing toward our goal of lasting and substantial reduction in our carbon footprint.”
