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2006 GHG Reduction Goal Achievers
American Electric Power (AEP) achieved its initial goal by reducing total U.S. GHG emissions by 4 percent from 2001 to 2006.
AEP has accomplished its Climate Leaders goal of reducing U.S. GHG emissions by 4 percent below its baseline (average 1998-2001 emissions) by 2006. From 2003 through 2006, AEP achieved approximately 39.2 million metric tons of reductions through a variety of actions, including: improving the efficiency of its existing power plants; retiring older less-efficient fossil fuel plants; adding wind power capacity; improving availability of its nuclear plant; substantially reducing SF6 leakage rates; and reforesting lands in the United States and abroad. AEP is taking its climate commitment to the next step by setting a goal to reduce its GHG emissions to 6 percent below the same baseline by 2010 as part of its participation in Climate Leaders and in the Chicago Climate Exchange. The company also is seeking regulatory approval to build 1,200 megawatts of Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) clean-coal plants rather than conventional pulverized coal in Ohio and West Virginia, and is also an integral member in the partnership to build the U.S. Department of Energy’s FutureGen plant.
- New Goal: AEP pledges to reduce total U.S. GHG emissions by 6 percent from 2001 to 2010.
St. Lawrence Cement achieved its initial goal by reducing global GHG emissions by 16 percent per ton of cementitious product from 2000 to 2006.
St. Lawrence Cement reduced global GHG emissions 4 years before the company‘s announced goal year of 2010. The company pledges to extend its commitment to a 20 percent reduction per ton of cementitious product from 2000 to 2012. St. Lawrence Cement achieved GHG emissions reductions by implementing energy efficiency projects, using clinker and cement substitutes, and increasing the use of alternative fuels. For example, at its roller mill in Camden, New Jersey, the company increased capacity by nearly 20 percent, conducted additional efficiency projects, and used mineral components such as ground granulated blast furnace slag as cement and clinker substitutes. St. Lawrence Cement also increased use of tires, municipal sewage sludge, and treated wood as alternative fuels at its plants in Joliette, Quebec, and Hagerstown, Maryland (tires only). To meet its new target of 20 percent from 2000 to 2012, St. Lawrence Cement is constructing a new vertical roller mill in Mississauga, Ontario, which will improve production efficiency and utilize heat recovery from the kiln to dry raw materials. It has also participated in the construction of a new alternative fuels platform in Joliette, Quebec, and is continuing to implement energy efficiency projects across the company.
- New Goal: St. Lawrence Cement pledges to reduce global GHG emissions by 20 percent per ton of cementitious product from 2000 to 2012.
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) achieved its initial goal by reducing global GHG emissions by 46 percent per dollar revenue from 2001 to 2006.
In 1997, UTC set a goal to reduce its energy consumption by 25 percent normalized to revenue by 2006. In 2001, after hitting 24 percent, the company increased its commitment to a 46 percent reduction in energy use by 2006 and also joined the EPA Climate Leaders program, voluntarily committing to reduce GHG emissions by 16 percent per dollar of revenue from 2001 to 2006. UTC’s overall approach to productivity in the business is doing more with less. UTC facilities around the world have reported energy savings from improvements in manufacturing operations, behavioral modifications, building envelope upgrades, lighting efficiency improvements, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system upgrades and compressed air system improvements. The benefits from energy efficiency improvements include GHG emissions reductions, energy cost savings, manufacturing process improvements, and maintenance savings. These improvements contribute to UTC’s ability to compete in today’s global market.
- New Goal: UTC pledges to reduce total global GHG emissions by 12 percent from 2006 to 2010.