Climate Report April 2021

TANGIER: THE NET ZERO CARBON PLANT

Since 2012, Renault’s plant in Tangier has been a worldwide beacon of environmental excellence. Ninety-two percent of the energy it uses is thermal and produced from biomass consisting of olive pomace, a residue of olive oil manufacturing. The addition of locally produced wind power means that renewable sources meet virtually all its energy needs. As a result, more than 86,000 tons of CO₂ emissions were avoided in 2020. In addition to its “zero carbon, zero emissions” performance, the plant is also recognized for its “zero industrial effluent discharges”.

AND ELSEWHERE?

In France, the Douai plant (featuring a smart electric ecosystem using stationary storage) and the Cléon plant (an Industry 4.0 pilot site) are innovative, emblematic examples of the Group’s energy efficiency strategy. In Brazil, the Group has signed a framework agreement with Itaipu Binacional, the country’s largest supplier of renewable energy.

AFTER LEAVING THE FACTORY, A LOW EMISSIONS SUPPLY CHAIN

Since 2010, the Group has implemented environmental supply chain management to reduce CO₂ emissions generated by freight transportation. Reducing fuel purchases, optimizing truck loads and developing multimodal transportation are the flagship measures of the Logistics ECO₂ plan (see Action #9 to learn more).