SSE Renewables has published a Net Zero Transition Plan, outlining the company’s approach to cutting its business carbon footprint to 2050 in line with climate science.
The new blueprint, launched at a roundtable event with key stakeholders at COP28 in Dubai, serves as a roadmap to net zero, identifying carbon-intensive “hotspots” in the development and production of renewable energy which SSE Renewables will seek to address across the business.
The plan sets out the approach SSE Renewables will take from now through to 2030 and 2035 and out to 2050 to reduce its business carbon footprint, including shorter, medium and long-term science-based carbon reduction targets.
To achieve these targets, the company has set out a range of 10 actions to be taken between now and 2050 to reduce scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the company’s direct operational control, as well as scope 3 GHG emissions in the company’s value chain over which it has influence but no direct control.
Actions to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions include transitioning crew transfer vessels to low-carbon fuels as well as reducing operational site electricity consumption and ensuring remainder is backed by renewable tariffs.
Actions to reduce scope 3 emissions include contract high-efficiency vessels for offshore capital project delivery and supporting the transition to low-carbon marine fuels.
In the shorter term to 2030, the company will seek to reduce the carbon intensity of scope 1 and 2 emissions by 66% by 2030 (tCO2e/MWh) and set a target for 90% of suppliers by spend to have set their own science-based carbon reduction targets within the same timeframe.
In the medium term to 2035, SSE Renewables will seek to be net zero for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035 and reduce the carbon intensity of scope 3 emissions by 66% by 2035 (tCO2e/MW in construction).
In the long term, the company has an ambition to be net zero for remaining scope 3 emissions by 2050.
From here on, SSE Renewables will report annually on its progress against these new carbon reduction targets.