April 28, 2011
AEP Aims for 10% GHG Reduction
AEP expects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by ten percent by 2020, from 2010 levels – even as it warns that it cannot afford to take on voluntary carbon reduction initiatives.
In its 2011 Corporate Accountability Report, AEP said that it emitted 134 million metric tons of GHGs from its power plants in 2010, up from 129.7 million in 2009. The ten percent reduction target would take carbon to 120.6 million metric tons in 2020, a 25 percent drop from 2003 levels.
AEP, which serves 5.3 million electricity….
Register here to join EL Pro. View more PRO content or sign in.
Environmental Leader's Pro service delivers opportunity-focused, practical insights, data and news for enterprise environmental, energy and sustainability execs.
25+ page research reports covering an emerging energy, environmental or sustainability technology.
Daily presentation-ready graphs and spreadsheets on energy, environmental and sustainability data.
Monthly newsletter focusing on the most important news of the previous 30 days – and the implications for your business.
Daily policy and regulatory, standards and certifications, and enforcement briefing.
Latest news on corporate environmental, sustainability and energy initiatives and goals.
Join now and receive instant access to our archive of research, data, and analysis. New content added daily.
Stay Up-to-Date On Environmental Management, Energy & Sustainability News with EL's Free Daily Newsletter
Advertisers
from Compliance to Business Value >>
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
Reader Comments
There are no comments for this story.