Emissions (VOC and Other) - Data - Climate Change and the Environment - Sustainability Report 2013/14

A. North America Volatile Organic Compounds Released by Assembly Facilities

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Grams per square meter of surface coated

2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
24.0	21.0	21.6	20.4	18.0	16.8

Data managed through the Global Emissions Manager database

Data notes and analysis

VOC emissions in North America decreased by 6.7 percent between 2012 and 2013; we continue to exceed our goal of maintaining emissions at 24 grams per square meter of surface coated. We achieved this goal through, among other things, the use of mold-in-color plastics (which preclude the need for painting) and our fumes-to-fuel technology, which captures VOC emissions from our paint shops and uses them as an energy source.

B. Ford U.S. TRI Releases

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Million pounds

2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
2.95	2.62	2.89	3.23	3.07	NA

Reported to regulatory authorities (EPA)

Data notes and analysis

Releases reported under the U.S. Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) are all in accordance with the law, and many of them are subject to permits. The data shown are the most recent reported to authorities.

Our U.S. TRI releases decreased from 2011 to 2012, reflecting the benefits of material and process changes. Though our U.S. TRI did increase from 2010 to 2011, due to an increase in production, our U.S. TRI releases per vehicle has decreased consistently each year, reflecting more efficient production.

C. Ford U.S. TRI Releases per Vehicle

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Pounds per vehicle

2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
2.06	2.00	1.80	1.76	1.44	NA

Data notes and analysis

Our U.S. Toxic Release Inventory releases per vehicle decreased from 2011 to 2012, the seventh year in a row we have reduced these emissions. These reductions were achieved through material and process changes.

D. Ford Canada NPRI Releases

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Metric tonnes

2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
726	594	784	630	494¹	NA

Reported to regulatory authorities (Environment Canada)

Data notes and analysis

Releases reported under the Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory are all in accordance with the law, and many of them are subject to permits. The data shown are the most recent reported to authorities.

Our Canada National Pollutant Release Inventory releases decreased from 2011 to 2012. These reductions were achieved through material and process changes.

This figure was restated for our 2011-12 report due to an arithmetic error.

E. Ford Canada NPRI Releases per Vehicle

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Metric tonnes per vehicle

2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
0.0024	0.0026	0.0024	0.0020	0.0019¹	NA

Data notes and analysis

The change in total NPRI releases (see above) resulted in the change in per vehicle releases. Releases reported under the Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory are all in accordance with the law, and many of them are subject to permits. The data shown are the most recent reported to authorities.

Our Canada National Pollutant Release Inventory releases per vehicle continued to decrease from 2011 to 2012. These reductions were achieved through material and process changes.

This figure was restated for our 2011-12 report due to an arithmetic error.

F. Australia National Pollutant Inventory Releases (Total Air Emissions)

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Kilograms per year

2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
575,598	345,910	480,872	249,686	239,778	NA

Reported to regulatory authorities (NPI)

Data notes and analysis

Releases reported under the Australian National Pollutant Inventory are all in accordance with the law, and many of them are subject to permits. The data shown are the most recent reported to authorities.