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Targeting 1.5 degrees: Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) confirms Volkswagen's increased climate targets in production

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Sebastian Schaffer
Sebastian Schaffer
Volkswagen Group Communications Spokesperson Sustainability
Science Based Targets initiative
  • Independent initiative confirms after scientific review: Volkswagen Group’s new scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction targets aligned with 1.5 degrees of global warming
  • Group raises ambition of emissions reduction targets in its own production facilities from 30 percent to 50 percent by 2030 compared to 2018
  •  To mark Earth Day tomorrow, Volkswagen is launching its Project1Hour for the second time: around 670,000 employees worldwide will be given one hour of working time to develop new climate protection ideas
  • Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Dr Herbert Diess: "Everyone can contribute with good ideas to help us gain even more momentum in climate protection."

Wolfsburg. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has scientifically reviewed and upgraded the ambition of Volkswagen Group’s emissions reduction targets in production. Volkswagen's SBTi ambition level thus rises from "below 2 degrees" global warming to "1.5 degrees" for its scope 1 (internal operations) and scope 2 (energy supply) emissions. The initiative and the company are publishing this news on the eve of the worldwide Earth Day, on which Volkswagen is calling on its workforce for the second time to take part in the global Project1Hour. Around 670,000 employees worldwide can spend an hour coming up with climate protection ideas - for their own carbon footprint and that of their company.

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