Climate change

Vattenfall - Commited to making electricity clean
Climate change resulting from emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time.

Vattenfall is committed to reducing the environmental impact of all our operations at the same time that we meet society´s need for a stable supply of electricity and heat.

Reducing CO₂ emissions

Specific emissions of carbon dioxide (per kWh) from plants currently owned by Vattenfall are 22% lower today than in 1990 for both electricity and heat. However, our plants still emit almost 90 million tonnes each year. When making new investments, the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions is a key consideration.

Vattenfall’s target is to reduce CO₂ emissions by 1.3% in own operations from 2010, corresponding to 1.2 million tonnes. The long-term target is a 50% reduction of CO₂ emissions per unit generated electricity and heat in own operations by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. This will be accomplished by developing the generation portfolio towards renewable energy sources, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology and nuclear power and by improving energy efficiency.

Vattenfall’s climate target

View illustration in pdf format - Vattenfall’s climate vision (PDF 144 kB)

International cooperation with climate change

Vattenfall is deeply involved in international climate initiatives, where we are working to bring about a global accord on reducing greenhouse gases. We are promoting a global agreement on the reduction of greenhouse gases through its founding of the Curbing Climate Change (3C) corporate initiative.

The 3C Initiative aims at forming a global opinion group that demands the integration of climate issues into the world of markets and trade. 66 global companies and organisations have already joined forces in a common appeal.
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