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By 2030 Siemens UK aims to source 100% renewable power and achieve a 20% reduction in supply chain emissions and 100% by 2050.
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December 22, 2021 | 4:00 AM GMT
The UK arm of global technology giant Siemens has published its 2021 Carbon Report outlining how the company will get to carbon net zero by 2030 and what progress has been made already.
In 2015 Siemens committed its global organisation to achieve Carbon Neutral operations by 2030 and reducing emissions by 54% by 2022.
In 2021 it further committed to the Science Based Targets Initiative’s goal of 1.5 degrees and a further 50% reduction by 2030 from a 2019 baseline
Carl Ennis, Chief Executive of Siemens plc said: “Worldwide businesses both large and small are committed to radically reducing their emissions across all scopes, in line with the Paris Agreement. Siemens fortified its own commitment when it signed up to the Climate Pledge, setting 1.5°C aligned with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and joined the climate groups: EV100, RE100 and EP100.
“Our pledges have been backed by clear action plans and aggressive near-term targets through the deployment of industry-leading technologies and pragmatic business practices. By sharing our own net-zero journey we want to share to a wider audience what has worked well and demonstrate the international leadership the UK has to offer in the global efforts to tackle climate change.”
Olivia Whitlam, Head of Sustainability Siemens UK, said: “We are immensely proud of the work behind the Carbon Report. Our leadership in digitalisation and decarbonisation planning as well as the insights into practical actions to meet carbon emissions targets, we think, will help others to meet their pledges to minimise their emissions – the world is transforming and we must all adapt with it.”
Ennis added: “Call it what you will; the race to net zero, the journey to decarbonisation or the steps needed for carbon neutrality. In this race we’re not all going to cross the line for many decades to come but the light is well and truly green and crying out for us all to get moving.”
The Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 and associated guidance and reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans for Siemens plc. Siemens plc is a leading sustainable technology company working in the fields of smart infrastructure, e-mobility, automation and digitalisation.
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