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    Another first for Volvo Group CO2-neutral production

    No harmful emission, no contribution to the greenhouse effect. At the end of December 2013, Volvo Construction Equipment’s site in Braås, Sweden, completed its journey towards becoming carbon dioxide neutral. It is the first construction equipment production facility in the world to be powered entirely by renewable energy.The 45,000 m2site which specializes in the design and manufacture of articulated haulers is now powered entirely by wind, biomass and hydropower. The achievement follows in the footsteps of the Volvo Group Truck facility in Ghent, Belgium, which set the standard for

    Chinese glaciologist and climate scientist awarded the Volvo Environment Prize

    The Chinese glaciologist and climate scientist Dr. Qin Dahe has been awarded this year’s Volvo Environment Prize. The award winner is a key contributor to the fifth assessment report from the UN climate panel (IPPC), whose first section, the “Physical Science Basis”, was released in September. He attracted wide attention last year with a report on how climate change leads to more extreme weather events.Dr Qin Dahe had a leading role in last year’s special report from IPCC on extreme events and catastrophes. It was the first report to show scientifically what many had already suspected, that

    More efficient goods transport reduces emissions in cities

    Over a period of three years, emissions from 400 distribution trucks operating in Gothenburg, Sweden, were cut by 30 per cent. Volvo Group now wants to share its experience with other cities the world over.“With more energy-efficient vehicles, fuels with a lower environmental impact and smarter logistics, it is possible to achieve significant improvements. This project is part of Volvo Group’s drive to take the lead in sustainable transport solutions,” says Olof Persson, President and CEO of Volvo. 30 per cent lower emissionsIn the Climate-Smart City Distribution project, which ended

    The Volvo Group enters partnership with WWF to reduce CO2-emissions

    The Volvo Group  will be the world’s first vehicle manufacturer to join the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Climate Savers Program. As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group’s truck companies undertake to reduce the CO2-emissions  from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million tons. Independent technical experts will oversee the results.“The partnership with WWF means that we are raising our already

    City Employees commuted a distance corresponding to 235 marathons without carbon emissions

    In only 10 weeks, employees of the City of Gothenburg have succeeded in reducing their carbon emissions through changes in their commuting habits using Commute Greener, a new mobile phone and web application from Volvo IT.  One of the groups actually succeeded in reducing its carbon emissions by as much as two thirds. To date, 9,900 zero-emission kilometers have been registered – a distance corresponding to 235 marathons.The balance between the growing need for transport, on the one hand, and the environment and health, on the other, poses a constant challenge for municipal planners,

    Personal climate activism made easy with the Volvo Group´s CO2 calculator

    In connection with the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the Volvo Group unveiled Commute Greener, a service which transforms your mobile phone into a personal CO2 calculator with connections to Social Networks like Facebook. People world-wide have already started using the service and are competing to reduce CO2 emissions. The most frequent CO2 reduction target set by the users is 20%, which is equivalent to changing your commuting behaviour during one working day per week.After signing up for the service, it is easy for commuters to use their mobile phones, or a web site, to

    Greener commuting at Volvo by use of CO2 “pedometer”

    A group of employees from the Volvo Group in Göteborg, Sweden, have been taking part in a project in which a personal CO2 “pedometer” has kept a check on what their commuting to work costs in the form of carbon emissions. Their journeys were registered using software in their mobile phones and a concept developed by Volvo IT. By changing their behaviour, the group succeeded in reducing their carbon footprint by more than 30%.With their normal travelling pattern as the starting point, the participants set a target for reducing their environmental impact. Many of them chose to take the bus or

    Volvo launches the market’s first commercially viable hybrid bus

    For the first time there is now a commercially viable hybrid bus on the market, the Volvo 7700 Hybrid. With up to 30% lower fuel consumption and hybrid components from Volvo, bus operators can earn a payback on the extra cost in only five to seven years.The demand for a substantial reduction in fuel consumption within the transportation industry is growing increasingly stronger and for many reasons. One of the most important is the need to reduce CO2 emissions that affect our climate. Another is the extremely high price of oil and expected increase in the foreseeable future.The Volvo 7700

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