In a bid to make its whole supply chain carbon neutral by 2050, the Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor Corporation announced its commitment to making its factories globally carbon-neutral by 2035.
To achieve this, it will continue to work closely with its partners and focus on energy conservation, shift to renewable energies, and introduction of carbon-neutral fuels for in-house transportation.
Energy conservation will include efforts to reduce thermal energy by developing low-temperature curing paints and improving energy conversion efficiency by optimising processing technology, the company noted.
Additionally, the carmaker also aims to participate in the efforts of the Carbon Neutral Electricity Promotion Subcommittee in the Chugoku region, which seeks to expand the supply and demand of carbon-neutral electricity throughout the region.
The company is considering various forms of decarbonisation, such as low/carbon-free power generation in its plants and procurement of electricity from renewable energy suppliers, a press release from the company said.
For the introduction of carbon-neutral fuels, the activities include working toward using carbon-neutral fuel for in-house transportation in cooperation with the Hiroshima Council for Automotive Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration which is promoting the practical use of next-generation biofuels, the release added.
Moreover, it plans to capitalise on the initiatives being conducted in Japan and use them as a basis to implement the optimal approach for each facility outside Japan.