1 The carbon footprint of a product is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions generated throughout its life cycle, from the extraction of the raw materials used to build it through to how it is processed at the end of its life cycle.
Because we would like to remain a positive contributor to the fight against global warming, we have set goals for ourselves that are compatible with the Paris Agreement.
Our challenge is to reach zero CO2 impact by 2050 in Europe.
2 Compared to 2010. Based on the average per vehicles sold
In parallel with this objective and in line with the objectives set under the Paris Agreement (COP 21), we have also worked to build a long-term trajectory to reduce global CO2 emissions per vehicle "from well to wheel". Scopes 1, 2 and 3 targets this defined by the Group for 2030 were officially approved by the Science Based Targets (SBT)* initiative in March 2019. Its purpose is to verify the consistency between the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets set by companies and data from scientific climate research. Groupe Renault was the first company in the automotive sector to obtain validation of its decarbonation objectives through the SBT initiative.
Over 90% of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by our sites are caused by energy consumption. In light of this observation, our strategy focuses on reducing energy consumption and developing the use of renewable energy. Read on for an overview of the steps taken in our plants.
In 2017, an improvement to our process for filling shipping containers allowed us to cut down on around 1,980 units. This step prevented the emission of nearly 7,100 metric tons of CO2.
By optimizing how trucks and packaging are filled, we were able to use around 6,600 fewer trucks in Europe, i.e. 4,200 fewer metric tons of CO2!
The following examples illustrate this:
All of these actions have avoided emitting 140,500 tons of CO2 (cumulative over the period 2017-2019).