Progress and Performance

How is Ford doing in its quest to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Based on analyses of lifecycle vehicle carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, approximately 80 to 90 percent of GHGs are emitted while the vehicle is in use, rather than during its manufacture or disposal. The in-use emissions depend on three major factors:

1. The fuel economy of the vehicles, which in turn depends on many characteristics of the vehicles themselves (such as their weight, powertrain and aerodynamics).
2. The well-to-wheels greenhouse gas profile1 of the fuels used in the vehicles.
3. How the vehicles are used and maintained by their drivers.

Our shorthand for this is “Vehicle + Fuel + Driver = GHG emissions.” This section reviews our progress in reducing these emissions, as well as our progress reducing emissions from our facilities, our logistics and our supply chain.