2010 CO2 Reduction Targets
Addressing the Issue of Global Climate Change
Having attained the targets we set for 2005, Honda is now working to achieve important new objectives.
Global Climate Change
The issue of global climate change cannot be resolved solely by action at the regional level. Honda is addressing the problem on a global scale.
Growing Demand for Mobility
Currently, there is a significant gap between people in developed countries and those in developing countries in terms of access to convenient transportation. Improvement in the quality of mobility is essential to improving people's quality of life. Consequently, the demand for automobiles and other forms of transportation can be expected to continue to grow.
Honda is working to further develop its technology to reconcile the issues of global climate change and growing demand for mobility. The overall goal is to manufacture products with the lowest in-use CO2 emissions at manufacturing plants with the lowest CO2 emissions per unit of production.
Product Efficiency: Raising Fuel Efficiency Averages Worldwide
Since the internal combustion engine seems likely to continue to provide the principal means of mobility until at least the year 2020, Honda is working to improve its efficiency and fuel economy.
Stringent regulations such as Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards have been introduced in the U.S., Europe and other regions to mandate improved automobile fleet fuel efficiency. Recognizing the need for global initiatives, Honda is moving from measuring regional averages to measuring fuel efficiency averages on a global basis, and from fuel efficiency averages based on vehicle categories to average targets for its entire worldwide vehicle lineup.
Production Efficiency: Reducing Per-Vehicle CO2 Emissions in Manufacturing Worldwide
Honda is also committed to further improving the efficiency of its manufacturing processes worldwide. To this end, we have established global targets for average per-unit CO2 emissions in manufacturing.
Product and Production Targets That Cover Most of the Vehicle Life Cycle
According to assessments made on the basis of the Honda Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) system, approximately 78% of emissions are generated by driving vehicles, and about 6% in their manufacture. Thus, Honda's targets for improvement of product and production efficiency can be considered to cover more than 80% of automobile-related life cycle CO2 emissions.
Global CO2 Reduction Targets for 2010 (baseline: 2000)
•Target scope:
Product–Automobiles: Japan, North America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Asia/Oceania, China, South America (more than 90% of worldwide sales)
Product–Motorcycles: Japan, North America, Europe, Thailand, India, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil, the Philippines, Malaysia, Pakistan (more than 90% of worldwide sales)
Product–Power Products: All sales in all regions (marine outboards excluded)
Production: All manufacturing by Honda Motor and 72 other Honda Group companies worldwide engaged in the assembly of vehicles and major components. (Details)
Note: Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC has been added.
FY2007 Results (in progress)
*1 A 13.2% reduction from 2000 has already been attained. We are striving to attain a minimum 10% reduction by 2010.
*2 Although the target has already been attained, an expansion of production is foreseen in this area, where CO2 emissions are relatively high. We are striving to maintain the reduction target level and achieve even greater reduction by 2010.
*3 Higher, per-unit emissions in power product manufacturing can be attributed to larger and more feature-rich new products.
CO2 Reduction Initiatives
Striving to attain all CO2 reduction targets, Honda is engaged in various initiatives:
Hybrid automobiles Details
Diesel automobiles Details
Gasoline automobiles Details
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Entering the Solar Power Industry Details
