Arkema plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Changshu industrial site in China
The project has been registered with the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism, a body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The incinerator should become operational by mid-2008.
The annual reduction in emissions has been estimated at some 6 million tonnes CO2 equivalent, including a quota of 3.4 million tonnes which will be eligible for certified emission reductions (CER, or carbon credits) allocated by UNFCCC, subject to verification by an independent body.
The project is part of Arkema's ongoing sustainable development effort, and will result in a reduction of over 60% in its greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. Once the incinerator is in service, Arkema's global GHG emissions will have been divided by six since 1990, the baseline year of the Kyoto Protocol.
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