The ATIEL & UEIL Joint Sustainability Committee has published a new position paper setting out the European lubricants industry’s perspective on avoided emissions and handprint methodologies. Developed by the Joint Sustainability Committee’s Downstream Working Group, the paper provides constructive clarification on the application of avoided emissions concepts to lubricants and greases, highlighting the need for robust, transparent and scientifically credible methodologies that reflect real-world climate benefits. The paper explores the distinction between handprint and avoided emissions, examines the implications of the WBCSD Avoided Emissions Guidance… Read more »
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Global Industry Response to 2023 WBCSD Guidance on Avoided Emissions
ATIEL and UEIL have recently co-signed a letter which was sent to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in response to their 2023 Guidance on Avoided Emissions. Spearheaded by the American Petroleum Institute (API), a significant number of global industry associations joined forces to show support for the lubricants industry perspective on the guidance, which, in its current wording, would deprive societies of the potential to avoid significant levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by limiting the promotion and subsequent conversion of users… Read more »
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