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Addressing the risks posed by rising greenhouse gas emissions — while providing more energy to improve global living standards — is an important issue facing the world today. The continuing predominance of fossil fuels for the foreseeable future will mean a substantial rise in carbon dioxide emissions, particularly as energy use accelerates in developing countries where, in the next 25 years, 80% of the growth in demand will arise.
Mitigating this increase in emissions is important — and everyone has a role to play. Meaningful solutions must be affordable to consumers, applicable in the developed and developing world and allow continued economic growth and improvements in living standards. With these goals in mind, our scientists and engineers are working to reduce emissions today, while supporting the development of new technologies that could significantly lower emissions in the long term.
There is much that we can all do to reduce emissions with the technology we have now. But the reductions that could be necessary to manage the long-term risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions will also require significant technological breakthroughs.
Some examples of our work of reducing emissions today and reducing future emissions are :
We are doing research to improve both fuels and the fuel efficiency and environmental performance of the internal combustion engine, which will continue to power the vast majority of cars in 25 years.
Hybrids. Hydrogen. Fuel cells. Biofuels. There is a lot of research going on to find new ways to power the cars of the future.
Cogeneration captures the heat produced in electricity generation, so we can use it elsewhere in our manufacturing process. It saves a lot of energy — with a consequent reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions.
Greenhouse gases escape from human activity and accumulate in the atmosphere. But what if we could capture them before they escape — and store them instead?
We need to improve energy efficiency, so that we use our natural resources wisely and protect the environment.
A variety of ideas for low (or even zero) emission technologies are under discussion. But, as yet, they are far from economical — and far from practical on a global scale.
We are constantly looking for ways to improve the environmental impact of our products and our processes, right across the company.
Natural gas is one of the world’s cleanest fuels. It is also increasingly important as a fuel for power stations that generateelectricity.
