Volvo Cars' climate plan gets verified by SBTi

According to SBTi, Volvo Cars’ emissions reduction targets are "in line with the required carbon reduction levels to limit global warming to well below 2°C, compared to pre-industrial levels."

“As a mobility provider, we are part of the problem of climate change, but we can also be part of the solution,” said Hanna Fager, Head of Corporate Functions at Volvo Cars. “We have a responsibility to act. That is why carbon reduction has the highest priority within our company. Having our climate ambitions validated by SBTi gives us valuable reassurance that we are on the right track.”

Volvo Cars launched its comprehensive climate plan last year, addressing carbon emissions across all its operations and its entire product line, towards its vision to become climate neutral by 2040.

The plan goes way beyond addressing just tailpipe emissions through electrification; the company also aims to tackle carbon emissions in its manufacturing network, plants, and wider operations, including its supply chain and through recycling and reuse of waste materials.

As a first, tangible step towards its 2040 goal the company aims to reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint per car by 40 per cent by the year 2025.

The climate plan also includes the following goals: a 50 percent reduction in tailpipe emissions per car, a 25 percent reduction per car in operational carbon emissions, including from manufacturing and logistics, and a 25 per cent reduction per car in supply chain carbon emissions.