Climate Change: Related Commitments and Progress
| Commitment |
Target |
Progress |
| Products |
| Ford U.S. and EU new products |
Reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent by 2020, relative to a 2006 model year baseline |
On track |
| Australian Industry-wide National Average CO2 Emissions (NACE), previously known as National Average Fuel Consumption (NAFC) (industry) |
Voluntary target to achieve national average CO2 emissions of 222 g/km for light vehicles under 3.5 metric tons gross vehicle mass by 2010. Requires an overall reduction in average CO2 emissions of 12 percent between 2002 and 2010 |
Met in 2009; industry is working on a new target for Australia for 2015 and 2020 |
| Canadian Greenhouse Gas Memorandum of Understanding (industry) |
Industry-wide voluntary agreement to reduce GHGs from the Canadian car and truck fleet by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010 compared to projected emissions |
First target met in 2007; on track to meet 2010 target |
| Operations |
| Global manufacturing energy efficiency (Ford) |
Improve facility energy efficiency by 3 percent during 2010 |
On track |
| EU Emission Trading Scheme (Ford) |
Ensure compliance with European Union CO2 Emission Trading Scheme requirements annually, including third-party verification |
Met |
| Chicago Climate Exchange (Ford) |
Reduce North American facility emissions by 6 percent between 2000 and 2010, as verified by third-party auditors |
Met |
| Alliance of Automotive Manufacturers (industry) |
Reduce U.S. facility GHG emissions by 10 percent per vehicle produced between 2002 and 2012 |
On track |
| Voluntary GHG reporting (Ford) |
Voluntarily report facility CO2 emissions to national emissions registries in Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines and the United States |
Met; added all of China and Brazil in 2009 |
