The Climate Group

Notes on Emissions
Company Name	The Dow Chemical Company
No. of Employees	46,000 (2007)
Revenue	$54 billion (2007)
Sector	Chemicals
Country (HQ)	United States
Scope 1 Emissions	29.600,000 tonnes (2007)
Scope 2 Emissions	7,700,000 tonnes (2007)
Scope 3 Emissions	—
Corporate inventory management system based on the WRI/WBCSD Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Emission Changes
20% reduction 1990-2006
Notes on Emission Changes
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Verification of Emissions	Yes
Verifier	—
Responsible for Climate Change Strategy
The Climate Change & Energy Policy (CC&EP) Strategy Board
Climate Change Strategy
> Dow’s climate change strategy is part of its 2015 Sustainability Goals > The company will achieve GHG emissions reductions via a combination of: energy efficiency; greater use of alternative, low GHG emission energy sources; and GHG offsets such as those permitted under Joint Implementation (JI) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Targets
> Reduce GHG intensity by 2.5% per year by 2015 (2005 base) > Stabilize absolute emissions below 1990 levels by 2025 > By 2050, source 50% of global energy from non-carbon sources > By 2025, source 10% of global electric demand from renewables (2004 base)

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