Delta has announced its long-term strategy and goal to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions (Net Zero) at its global sites by 2050. This goal is consistent with the target path of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and has been endorsed by the Scientific Carbon Reduction Target Initiative SBTi, becoming the 125th company in the world to pass the SBTi Net Zero target review.

In addition to the long-term goal of net zero in 2050, Delta has also set a short-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90% in 2030 compared with 2021, which is more aggressive than the 1.5°C reduction path required by the SBTi (42% reduction in 2030).

Zhou Zhihong, Chief sustainability Officer of Delta, said that Delta has long been concerned about climate change and global warming, actively participates in international sustainable development initiatives, and implements energy conservation and carbon reduction in daily operations through independent energy conservation, solar self-use and purchase of green electricity or renewable energy certificates, and the carbon intensity in 2021 is reduced by 71% compared with 2014. Achieve the scientific carbon reduction target (SBT) of reducing carbon intensity by 56.6% by 2025 four years ahead of schedule, further join the Business Ambition for 1.5°C action, and commit to carry out internal deep decarbonization management and low-carbon transformation with a 1.5°C emission reduction path. Develop innovative products and services and work with value chain partners towards net-zero emissions by 2050.

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A series of gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, that cause the Earth’s surface to heat up. Carbon dioxide is the most dominant greenhouse gas (74% in 2019).

【 Net zero greenhouse gas emission 】

It is aimed at net zero emissions of all greenhouse gases. That is, the greenhouse gases emitted by man are equal to the greenhouse gases removed by man.

【 Delta Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Target 】

Delta has set Net Zero long-term targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% in category 1+2+3 in 2050 compared with the base year 2021, while establishing new short-term targets in line with the 1.5 degree reduction path and reducing category 1+2 by 90% in 2030 compared with the base year 2021. Category 3 represents a 25% reduction from the base year 2021, which is higher than the SBTi 1.5°C emission reduction path (42% reduction under Category 1+2 in 2030).

Three categories of greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1-3) :

Category 1: Direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organization (e.g. diesel, petrol, natural gas, etc.)

Category 2: Indirect emissions from the organization’s outsourced electricity

Category 3: Other indirect emissions, including carbon emissions from organizational activities that occur upstream and downstream of the company’s value chain.