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Ford Sustainability Report 2006/7

Ford Response to the Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change

 

Climate Change-Related Commitments and Progress

Commitment – Products Target
European Automobile Manufacturers Association CO2 commitment EU new car fleet average of 140 g/km by 2008; equivalent to 25% average CO2 reduction compared with 19951 On track
Australian Industrywide National Average CO2 Emissions (NACE). Previously known as National Average Fuel Consumption (NAFC) Voluntary target to achieve national average CO2 emissions of 222 grams of CO2 per km for light vehicles under 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass by 2010. Requires an overall reduction in average CO2 emissions of 12% between 2002 and 2010 On track
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Memorandum of Understanding Industry-wide voluntary agreement to reduce GHGs from the Canadian car and truck fleet by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010 compared to projected emissions On track

Commitment – Operations 		Target
Global manufacturing energy efficiency Improve manufacturing energy efficiency globally by 1% year over year, following an improvement of more than 13% from 2000 to 2005. 2007 target is 3% improvement in global facility energy efficiency Achieved
UK Emissions Trading Scheme UK operations to achieve 5% absolute reduction target over 2002–2006 timeframe based upon an average 1998–2000 baseline Achieved
Chicago Climate Exchange Reduce North American facility emissions by 6% between 2000 and 2010 On track
Greener Miles/Hybrid Offset Voluntarily offset CO2 emissions from manufacturing 2007 and 2008 MY hybrid electric vehicles Achieved
Land Rover CO2 Offset Programme Voluntarily offset 2007 and 2008 CO2 emissions from manufacturing facilities On track
Alliance of Automotive Manufacturers Reduce U.S. facility emissions by 10% per vehicle produced between 2002 and 2012 On track
Voluntary GHG Reporting Voluntarily report facility CO2 emissions to national emissions registries in Australia, Canada, Mexico and the United States Achieved
Achieved Achieved On track On track
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On track to achieve the target as of the 2003 checkpoint. Industry progress to date has already made a very significant contribution to the EU's overall efforts to address climate change. The industry has always said that the agreement represents one of the most challenging CO2 reduction actions within the EU and that it is extremely ambitious, both technically and economically. Despite an increasingly adverse environment, Ford and the industry continue to work hard to move toward the 2008 target.