Dekarbonisierung ist ein zentraler Begriff, wenn es um Klimaschutz und die damit verbundenen Klimaziele geht, und beschreibt den Weg, den Unternehmen mit Blick auf künftige finanzielle, strategische und klimapolitische Herausforderungen gehen müssen. Doch was bedeutet Dekarbonisierung genau? Und wo setze ich an, wenn ich mein Unternehmen dekarbonisieren möchte? Das möchten wir im Folgenden klären.
Von Shell am Jän. 16, 2022
Der Begriff Dekarbonisierung leitet sich vom Wort „carbon“ , der lateinischen Bezeichnung für Kohlenstoff, und der Vorsilbe “de” ab. Dekarbonisierung bedeutet also, weg vom Kohlenstoff zu kommen – und vor allem den Ausstoß von CO₂ einzudämmen.
Für diese Abkehr von Brennstoffen auf Kohlenstoffbasis und den Wandel hin zu einer Energieversorgung, die wenig oder gar keine Kohlenstoffemissionen erzeugt, müssen Energie- und Wirtschaftssysteme transformiert werden. Das betrifft alle Bereiche – von der Stromgewinnung über die Güterproduktion bis hin zur Mobilität.
Das übergeordnete Ziel der Dekarbonisierung ist es also, die wirtschaftliche Abhängigkeit von fossilen Brennstoffen wie Kohle, Öl und Gas zu reduzieren und die Treibhaus-Emissionen zu verringern, indem kohlenstoffärmere Technologien, wie Wind- oder Wasserkraft, für die Energiegewinnung genutzt werden. Weitere wichtige Aspekte dieser Transformation sind …
Entkarbonisierung betrifft dementsprechend alle Bereiche – von der Energiegewinnung über die Güterproduktion bis hin zur Mobilität. Doch was bedeutet Dekarbonisierung konkret für unser Handeln?
Nur über CO₂-neutrale Systeme können die Ziele des Pariser Klimaabkommens, also die globale Erwärmung auf unter 2 °C gegenüber dem vorindustriellen Level zu begrenzen, noch erreicht werden. Denn sonst drohen Klimakatastrophen und die Folgen für Mensch und Umwelt lassen sich dann nicht mehr aufhalten. Die Dekarbonisierung ist daher eine wichtige Maßnahme für den Klimaschutz und die Energiewende. Noch wichtiger wird dies mit Blick auf Prognosen zum Bevölkerungswachstum:
Experten gehen davon aus, dass im Jahr 2050 rund 9,8 Milliarden Menschen auf der Erde leben werden – etwa ein Drittel mehr als jetzt. Entsprechend würde auch der Energiebedarf um ein Drittel ansteigen. Um diesen zu decken und gleichzeitig die weltweiten Netto-CO₂-Emissionen wie geplant um etwa 50 % auf 18,4 Gigatonnen pro Jahr zu reduzieren, ist effektive Dekarbonisierung unumgänglich. Ein großes Vorhaben mit vielen Folgen – auch politisch:
Erst im Juli 2021 hat die Europäische Kommission ihre Klimaziele verschärft und strebt jetzt an, die Netto-Treibhausgas-Emissionen innerhalb der gesamten Europäischen Union bis 2030 um mindestens 55 % (verglichen mit 1990) zu senken. Bis 2050 soll die EU komplett klimaneutral sein.
Diesem internationalen Ziel folgen die Ziele der einzelnen Staaten: So plant die Bundesregierung in Österreich das gesamte Energie- und Wirtschaftssystem des Landes bereits bis 2040 vollständig zu dekarbonisieren. Und auch wir als Unternehmen haben uns zum Ziel gesetzt, bis 2050 ein Energieunternehmen mit Netto-Null-Emissionen zu werden.
Shell’s journey to net zero
Title: Shell’s journey to net zero
Duration: 7:40 minutes
Description: Shell’s CEO, Wael Sawan, outlines how Shell is working with their customers and across sectors to accelerate the transition to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050.
Shell’s journey to net zero – transcript
[Background music plays]
Upbeat adaptation of The Sound of Shell
[Text displays]
Shell’s journey to net zero
[Video footage]
We open with drone footage of a calm, wide canal in which two large vessels lie berthed alongside a solar panel array and several wind turbines.
[Graphic]
The title text disappears as the outline of the Shell pecten radiates from the centre of the screen like ripples on water.
[Text displays]
Wael Sawan
CEO Shell
Wael Sawan
Shell has a target to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. You may have heard about this kind of target, but what does this actually mean?
[Video footage]
Wael talking to camera. A series of footage shows the following: against a backdrop of a distant oilrig silhouetted against blue skies dotted with clouds, silvery light glistening on the calm sea, we see a Shell employee in safety gear looking up at a gigantic crane hook moving above the deck of an oceangoing vessel and raising his hand to the unseen crane operator; sped-up footage of ominous grey clouds at dusk, tinged crimson where water and a far shore meet the sky; drone footage moving in the direction of tall chimney in a Shell plant; close-up of a woman’s hand positioning and holding a petrol-pump nozzle to fill a vehicle’s tank; across the bonnet of a gleaming black vehicle, we see a man replacing a petrol pump hose at a Shell forecourt.
Wael Sawan
“Net zero” means not adding to the total emissions in the atmosphere when we produce and process energy and when customers use the energy we sell.
[Text displays]
Achieving net-zero emissions
[Graphic]
Superimposed on the footage, two points emerge on the left of the screen and join up to form a yellow circle behind the text.
[Video footage]
Looking down at a slowly-turning offshore wind turbine rising from a calm, black sea. Wael Sawan talking to camera. High-level timelapse footage of dusk falling on the city of Paris, the Eiffel Tower prominent against the distant orange, cloudy horizon. Drone footage of light streaming across the misty canopy of a dense forest.
[Graphic]
A narrow yellow line rises from the bottom of the screen to meet the text as it appears.
[Text displays]
Limit the global rise in temperature this century to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels
Wael Sawan
Our target lies at the heart of our Powering Progress strategy. And we believe it supports the more ambitious goal of the United Nations Paris Agreement, which is to limit the rise in global average temperature this century to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
[Video footage]
Close-up of Wael talking to camera, against the backdrop of an out-of-focus office setting. A series of footage shows us the following: timelapse, high-level daytime view looking down at where busy streets converge in front of New York’s Flatiron Building; looking across at a building façade, timelapse footage of people coming and going behind its many windows, as night falls and the building is lit from within; timelapse footage of two male office workers waiting patiently on a bright and busy train platform, as others come and go around them. A street-level close-up of a man’s legs as he crosses a road at night, other pedestrians visible in the glare of car headlights and streetlights in the background.
Wael Sawan
Let’s be clear, this is not something Shell can realise alone. To get there, society as a whole needs to act, now.
[Video footage]
A close-up of Wael talking to camera.
Wael Sawan
To understand how best to address our emissions, we first need to know how much we are generating and where these emissions come from. So let me briefly explain how Shell defines and measures its emissions.
[Graphic]
The footage of Wael disappears within an outline of the Shell pecten, which then shrinks like rewinding footage of ripples on water.
[Video footage]
A close-up of Wael talking to camera. Drone footage of a vast sprawling plant, bright blue sky and wispy clouds in the distance. Drone footage pans right past a tall chimney in the plant, with smaller chimneys, issuing thin columns of white vapour, in the distance.
[Graphic]
A narrow yellow line rises from the bottom of the screen to meet the text as it appears.
[Text displays]
Greenhouse Gas Protocol
[Video footage]
Looking up from ground level at plant infrastructure looming against a bright blue sky. A still image of the plant, tall, narrow chimneys and other large metal infrastructure contrasted against a bright blue sky.
[Graphic]
A broad yellow arrow, bearing white text, rises from the bottom left of the screen.
[Text displays]
Scope 1
[Graphic]
The screen splits into two and an image of tall electricity pylons in the foreground, green fields and gently rolling hills in the background, emerges alongside the first image. A broad grey arrow, bearing white text, rises to the left of the second screen segment.
[Text displays]
Scope 2
[Graphic]
The screen splits into three as timelapse footage appears of tall skyscrapers rising above busy streets appears to the right of the second image. A broad blue arrow, bearing white text, rises to the left of the third screen segment.
[Text displays]
Scope 3
Wael Sawan
We use the globally recognised Greenhouse Gas Protocol, which categorises emissions as Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3.
[Video footage]
Drone footage circling a very tall chimney, bearing the letters of the Shell name, towering above the network of pipes and other plant infrastructure, vapour drifting below from smaller chimneys.
[Graphic]
A broad yellow arrow, bearing white text, slides from the bottom right of the screen across the footage, casting a shadow on the plant below it while the chimney vapour casts a small cloud-shaped shadow across the text.
[Text displays]
Scope 1
Wael Sawan
So, what are Scope 1 emissions?
[Video footage]
Drone footage pans right, looking through a forest of chimneys issuing thick columns of white vapour.
[Graphic]
A broad yellow arrow, bearing white text, slides from the left of the screen across the footage, passing behind the foremost chimney, which casts a shadow across the arrow.
[Text displays]
Scope 1
[Video footage]
High-level footage looking out over the plant sprawling away to the grey horizon.
[Graphic]
A broad yellow arrow, bearing white text, slides from the bottom right of the screen across the footage, passing alongside a tall chimney, which casts a shadow across the arrow. The arrow continues its journey, travelling horizontally across footage looking over a calm sea at an oil rig silhouetted against a dusky sky and continuing over low-level aerial footage of gas silos. The arrow appears from the bottom centre of the screen, travelling directly ahead along a road in the plant and then turning sharply skyward and disappearing at the centre top of the screen.
[Text displays]
Scope 1
Wael Sawan
They are the direct emissions from all our operations, which includes Oil and Gas exploration and production, Processing, Refining and Chemicals production.
[Video footage]
Drone footage: looking down two long lines of electricity pylons disappearing into the distance on a long sandy stretch of land flanked by a tree-lined road, on which travel a few cars and trucks.
[Graphic]
A broad grey arrow, bearing white text, travels from the left of the screen across the footage, passing between the rows of pylons, casting a long shadow as it travels. Next, the arrow travels along past the three tall pylons, standing side by side in a green field, and disappears into the evening light. Then, the arrow appears from the top left of the screen and travels down and right to the tall, smoking chimneys of a distant plant before turning abruptly skyward and disappearing at the top of the picture.
[Text displays]
Scope 2
Wael Sawan
Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions – the emissions from the energy we buy to run our operations, such as electricity, steam and heat.
[Video footage]
Drone footage: the camera pans slowly right, looking down from on high at a container vessel moving slowly out of port, tall container cranes lining the quayside and flat, open sea beyond.
[Graphic]
A broad blue arrow, bearing white text, travels from the bottom centre of the screen, following the ship’s direction of travel and disappears into the blue horizon. Next, the blue arrow travels from top left of the screen across timelapse night-time footage of large commercial planes taxiing, landing and taking off from a busy, brightly-lit airfield and disappears as it travels into the orange glow on the horizon. Then the arrow emerges from left of timelapse footage looking directly down at a busy multilane highway at night and travels straight across and disappears on the other side. Finally, the arrow appears from the left of the screen and travels across close-up footage of a woman’s hand adjusting a small, circular, wall-mounted climate control dial with a digital display. The arrow then appears from the bottom centre of timelapse footage, looking ahead and down at a busy interchange approaching tall buildings gleaming in the bright sun, before turning abruptly skyward and disappearing at the top of the picture.
[Text displays]
Scope 3
Wael Sawan
And finally, Scope 3– these are primarily our customers’ emissions, from their use of the energy products that we sell, but also the lifecycle emissions of energy products we buy from others and then sell to our customers.
[Video footage]
Close-up of Wael talking to the camera.
Wael Sawan
To get a sense of what this means, let’s visualise Shell’s emissions for 2022.
[Video footage]
Looking out across pipes and other plant infrastructure gleaming in the sun, clear blue skies beyond.
[Graphic]
A broad orange band emerges from the centre of the screen and curves around to form a ring encircling text.
[Text displays]
Operational control
58m tonnes
CO2e
Based on 2022 data. Scope 1 & 2 emissions based on operational control boundary, Scope 3 emissions for solid energy products based on equity boundary.
Wael Sawan
Of the total, some 58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent were from emissions under our operational control. This included:
[Graphic]
The text disappears and a yellow band emerges inside the left side of the ring and curves around to fill most of the ring. The yellow part of the ring glows white as it expands momentarily. New text appears in a yellow textbox at the top left of the screen.
[Text displays]
SCOPE 1
58m tonnes CO2e
Based on 2022 data. Scope 1 & 2 emissions based on operational control boundary, Scope 3 emissions for solid energy products based on equity boundary.
Wael Sawan
Scope 1 – this part here – which accounted for 51 million tonnes…
[Video footage]
From below, against a backdrop of pink-tinged clouds in a dusky blue sky, our view travels along below three parallel rows of powerlines, eventually arriving within the base of the nearest pylon and turning skyward.
[Graphic]
The remaining segment of orange colour within the broad yellow ring turns to grey. The grey section of the ring glows white as it expands momentarily. New text appears at the bottom left of the screen.
[Text displays]
SCOPE 2
7m tonnes CO2e
Wael Sawan
And Scope 2 emissions – this part - 7 million tonnes.
[Video footage]
Aerial footage of a busy interchange.
[Graphic]
The yellow-and-grey ring shrinks and moves left to rest between the two rectangular bars of text on the left of the screen, which move closer to the ring. A wide blue band emerges centre-screen and curves around to form a blue ring encircling new text. The blue band glows as it momentarily expands.
[Text displays]
SCOPE 3
1,174m tonnes
CO2e
Wael Sawan
In comparison, 1,174 million tonnes of emissions resulted from Scope 3 emissions.
[Video footage]
A series of scenes in rapid succession: an extreme closeup of a speedometer, the needle moving to indicate rapid acceleration to top speed; the speedometer is momentarily superimposed over rear-facing timelapse footage of a brightly-lit, long tunnel; the scene is obscured by glaring lights of night-time traffic, clearing to more timelapse footage of night-time traffic from the vantage point of the left side of the roof of a car moving along a busy street. Next, timelapse fisheye footage looking up from ground level at a cluster of large refinery silos, the Shell pecten emblem emblazoned on the nearest one, with fluffy white clouds scudding across a blue sky. A sunny scene of low-level drone footage of a stationary fuel tanker parked alongside a cluster of silos, the Shell emblem and the words ‘’Shell Lubricants, Together Anything is Possible’’ visible on the side of the tanker. More low-level drone footage of a snowy airfield, two trucks carrying fuel bowsers bearing the Shell livery stand alongside a plane parked in front of a hangar. A close-up of a man in safety gear holding a fuel nozzle in place under a plane’s wing.
Wael Sawan
By addressing the emissions of customers’ use of our energy products…
[Video footage]
Timelapse footage of a large container vessel berthing alongside a crane-lined quay where two other vessels are already docked; looking across the water as the container vessel berths; night-time footage looking across the still harbour to the brightly-lit prow of the container vessel, lights twinkling on shipping containers being moved into position by immense quayside cranes. Close-up footage moving along a wall of stacked identical green drums which each bear a yellow square containing the word ‘’Biofuel’’.
Wael Sawan
And the emissions that come from making all the energy we sell…
[Video footage]
Close-up of a man’s hand holding a petrol-pump nozzle in place as he refuels his car. An extreme close-up of the display on a petrol-pump machine, numbers rapidly climbing. Action-camera-style footage from behind the petrol-pump nozzle as it’s being replaced. An extreme close-up as the camera pans down from the Shell pecten emblem on a petrol-pump machine to the words ‘’Shell’’ and ‘’LNG’’ below the emblem. Rapidly ascending drone footage looking directly down at the top of an electricity pylon, surrounded by green fields and trees.
[Graphic]
An outline of the Shell pecten radiates from the centre of the screen, superimposed on the footage of the pylon and green fields.
Wael Sawan
Our target is one of the most comprehensive in the energy industry.
[Video footage]
A close-up of Wael talking to camera.
Wael Sawan
So how are we going to achieve our target?
[Video footage]
Looking upwards, a short distance away from a large multilevel building bearing the Shell emblem high on its façade. From ground level, looking up at the Shell building, its many windows gleaming in the sunlight, a cloudy blue sky as its backdrop.
[Graphic]
A chart appears on the building’s façade, with three points indicated, from uppermost to lowermost: 2016, 2030 and 2050 NET ZERO. A bright green arrow emerges from the 2016 point, showing a percentage which increases in value to 50% as it moves down and reaches the 2030 point.
[Video footage]
Wael talking to camera. Drone footage draws slowly away from the vast sprawl of refinery infrastructure stretching away to the cloudy horizon. Drone footage pans slowly left circling behind two cylindrical structures joined by a metal walkway, bright blue sky behind.
Wael Sawan
We have set an absolute emissions reduction target of 50%, by 2030, compared to 2016 levels on a net basis, covering all Scope 1 and 2 emissions under our operational control. By the end of 2022 we were already more than halfway towards achieving this target.
[Video footage]
Close-up of a man’s hand holding an electric charging connector to his vehicle’s charging port. A view of the man recharging his electric vehicle at the charging station. A close-up of hand lifting a charging connector from its base on the side of a Shell Recharge fuel station machine. Looking up at the driver behind the wheel of a Shell LNG tanker. A panning view of a sunlit Shell forecourt, the words ‘’Shell Hydrogen’’ on a big white signboard above a fuel station machine. A close-up of Wael talking to camera.
Wael Sawan
We have also set specific carbon-intensity targets for the short, medium and long-term to manage the change required in our business and every unit of energy we sell… with executive pay tied to the short-term targets.
[Video footage]
Drone footage passes low over two safety-gear-clad workers leaning on a railing looking down a steep slope to a scene of large vessels in a calm harbour, light glinting brightly on the water. The camera pans around the left side of a small group of workers in safety gear having a discussion alongside plant infrastructure. A panning close-up of two men seated in front of a bank of monitors in a brightly-illuminated office. A close-up of a man in safety gear; the camera pans down to show him tightening a nut on a pipe next to a gauge and valve.
Wael Sawan
We met the first of these short-term targets in 2021 and the second of these in 2022.
[Video footage]
A close-up of Wael talking to camera.
Wael Sawan
We’ve also identified how best to tackle the emissions from each scope in different ways.
[Video footage]
Looking out across pipes and other plant infrastructure glowing orange in the fading sun, clear blue skies beyond. Drone footage moving parallel with tall steel structures and pipes at the refinery, low buildings and cloudy blue sky in the background.
[Graphic]
A large yellow and grey ring appears centre-screen; the grey part of the ring disappears, and the yellow part of the circle closes the gap to encircle text as it appears.
[Text displays]
SCOPE 1
51m tonnes CO2e
[Graphic]
Just over half of the right part of the large yellow ring glows momentarily as it expands slightly, and a yellow rectangular textbox appears in the upper right corner of the scene.
[Text displays]
SCOPE 1
51m tonnes CO2e
Downstream
Refining & Chemicals
Wael Sawan
Take Scope 1 emissions – the 51 million tonnes. Over half of these come from our Downstream businesses – primarily Refining and Chemicals.
[Video footage]
Drone footage slowly circling slightly above and behind a large metal tower standing tall against a backdrop of refinery infrastructure. More drone footage panning right, showing the bristling network of pipes, tubes and chimneys of the refinery against a cloudy sky. The camera travels along at ground level between the plant equipment, sunlight streaming through the forest of steel tubes and girders. Drone footage passes low in front of two men in safety gear, standing on a steep bank overlooking large vessels in a calm harbour, a distant shore and blue skies beyond.
[Graphic]
A further segment of the large yellow ring glows momentarily as it expands slightly, and a second yellow rectangular textbox appears in the lower left corner of the scene.
[Text displays]
Integrated Gas
GTL & LNG
Wael Sawan
They also come from emissions from Integrated Gas, which is the production of gas-to-liquids – GTL and the production of liquefied natural gas or LNG…
[Video footage]
From underwater, looking through clear blue water towards the surface, we see the shadow of a vessel pass overhead. Footage of safety-gear-clad workers in the refinery, seen from ground level.
[Graphic]
The remaining segment of the yellow ring, just under a quarter, glows white momentarily as it expands, and a third yellow textbox appears in the upper left corner of the scene.
[Text displays]
Upstream
Oil & Gas
Wael Sawan
And from Upstream – so oil and gas production.
[Video footage]
A close-up profile of Wael talking. Next, a close-up of Wael talking to camera.
Wael Sawan
To lower our Scope 1 emissions, we’re working on various plans such as transforming our refineries and chemical plants into integrated energy and chemical parks, to make them more efficient.
[Graphic]
A narrow yellow line rises from the bottom of the screen and lines of text scroll out one after the other to the right of the line.
[Text displays]
Integrated Energy
and Chemical Parks
Methane-intensity target
Elimination of routine flaring
Carbon capture and
storage technology
Wael Sawan
And making improvements to existing operations by addressing methane intensity; eliminating routine flaring; and using carbon capture and storage technology to safely lock away CO2 underground.
[Video footage]
Close-up footage of a large valve next to a pipe on which is written ‘’CO2 TO PIPELINE’’, with an arrow pointing right. A close-up of Wael talking to camera. Drone footage pans slowly along, level with the top of a slowly-turning offshore wind turbine, the Shell emblem clearly visible behind the blades; other wind turbines can be seen across the calm water in the distance where land and sea meet in a blue haze.
Wael Sawan
To reduce scope 2 emissions – the 7 million tonnes – Shell is already shifting to purchasing renewable power to run our operations.
[Video footage]
Low-level drone footage of a vast solar-panel array, glinting in the sun, cloudy blue skies beyond. Close-up of Wael talking to camera.
Wael Sawan
By the end of 2022, we had already reduced our Scope 1 and Scope 2 absolute emissions by 30%, compared to 2016.
[Video footage]
From a high vantage point, we see night-time footage of traffic on a wide, busy inner-city road running between tall buildings, a pink glow from the setting sun on the right.
[Graphic]
Superimposed on the footage, a broad blue band emerges from the centre of the screen and curves around to form a ring encircling text. The ring momentarily expands and glows white. Next, the ring is split into different-sized segments, each glowing and expanding in turn as blue textboxes appear one by one alongside them. The appearance of each textbox is accompanied by a changing array of descriptive white outline drawings in the centre of the ring.
[Text displays]
SCOPE 3
1,174m tonnes
CO2e
Diesel & GTL
LNG
Pipeline gas
Gasolines
Kerosenes
Fuel oil
Power
Other oil products
Biofuels
Wael Sawan
Lastly, successfully addressing scope 3 emissions, the 1,174 million tonnes. This means a big change in the energy products we currently sell, and in the demand for products. This is central to our Powering Progress strategy.
[Video footage]
Rising from just above a wide solar panel, we see timelapse footage of a night-time cityscape, lights brightening from a faint twinkle to a golden glow from the buildings standing tall against a dark, cloudy sky and distant mountains.
[Graphic]
Superimposed on the footage, a broad green band emerges from the centre of the screen and curves around to form a ring encircling text. Text and relevant white-outline graphics appear one by one within the green ring.
[Text displays]
Low & zero
carbon products
H2
Hydrogen
Smart
technology
Electricity
Biofuels
EV charging
Wael Sawan
It means offering low and zero-carbon products and solutions to our customers, to help them avoid, reduce and compensate their emissions.
[Video footage]
An extreme closeup of a man’s hand adjusting the temperature setting on a digital-display air-conditioning control dial. Next, an extreme close-up of a man’s hands holding a digital tablet showing a ‘’Smart Home’’ control panel with various icons and readings for internet connectivity, temperature and solar panel performance. From ground-level, we see a family of four seated on their living-room couch; the mother looks over her young daughter’s shoulder at the handheld digital device she holds in her hands, while the father and young son use gaming consoles to play an offscreen TV game; a robot vacuum cleaner zips across the wooden floor in front of them. Timelapse footage of cars pulling into an electric vehicle charging station. More timelapse footage shows a close-up of a Shell Recharge charging machine, a busy street out of focus in the background. A close-up of the top of a Shell Recharge charging machine with an out-of-focus hand opening a charging port on a vehicle. An extreme close-up of a man’s hand inserting the charging connector into the charging port on his vehicle. Close-up of Wael talking to camera. Looking down onto a bus pulling out of a parking bay next to a covered terminus, a couple of cyclists in the foreground. Looking over the bus driver’s right shoulder as he approaches the terminus, passing a cyclist as he does so. A close-up of a mounted white display board at a sunbathed Shell forecourt, bearing the words ‘”Shell Hydrogen’’. A close-up of a man leaning in to get the refuelling hose. Looking across the forecourt to the man now refuelling the bus while a second man stands by watching him. An extreme close-up of the nozzle being connected to the lower of two refuelling ports on the bus, the words ‘’Fill Receptable’’ just visible below each port. Timelapse night-time footage of a busy bridge and interchange.
Wael Sawan
Critically, it also means working with customers and others to transform energy use and encourage the uptake of these lower-carbon products. Together we must find solutions to bring down the cost of supply – by encouraging the right mandates and investment in infrastructure – as well as ensuring customers’ vehicles and equipment are ready for our products, across all sectors.
[Graphic]
A yellow outline of the Shell pecten appears at the centre of the footage, radiating outward like ripples in a pond.
[Video Footage]
Extreme close-up from just the wheel-well of a fast-moving truck as another truck passes it going in the opposite direction. Looking down the side of a vehicle transport truck as it snakes its way along a town road.
[Graphic]
A white line drawing of a truck inside a white circle is superimposed on the footage.
[Text displays]
Road freight
[Video footage]
Close of Wael talking to camera.
[Graphic]
A white outline drawing of a jerry can with a leaf on it appears below the graphic of the truck inside a circle. It is joined by the word “H2” and then a charging plug inside a white circle, at equal distances from each other outside the central truck image, each connected to the other by a broken line. The outer images begin to slowly revolve.
Wael Sawan
Take road freight. As a viable option to diesel, Shell is providing biofuels, hydrogen and charging services, whilst jointly working on the required changes to enable the shift to these products.
[Video footage]
Night-time footage of a car gliding along a road glistening with water in the light from streetlamps on the elevated roads flanking it.
[Graphic]
A white line drawing of a truck and a motor vehicle inside a white circle is superimposed on the left of the footage.
[Text displays]
Personal mobility
[Video footage]
Close of Wael talking to camera.
[Graphic]
A white outline drawing of a charging plug appears below the graphic of the car and truck inside a circle. It is joined by the word “H2” and then a jerry can with a leaf on it, at equal distances from each other outside the central image, each connected to the other by a broken line. The outer images begin to slowly revolve.
Wael Sawan
In personal mobility, drivers switching to a battery electric car or van can choose Shell charging as an alternative to petrol.
[Video footage]
Drone footage looking directly down at a rooftop and surrounding garden, a large solar-panel grid dominating the central part of the home.
[Graphic]
A white line drawing of a house and thermometer inside a white circle is superimposed on the left of the footage.
[Text displays]
Home heating
[Video footage]
Close of Wael talking to camera.
[Graphic]
A white outline drawing of a semi-circular arrow surrounding a lightning bolt appears below the graphic of the home inside a circle. It is joined by outline drawings of a charging plug and a Wi-Fi router and control dial, at equal distances from each other outside the central image, each connected to the other by a broken line. The outer images begin to slowly revolve.
Wael Sawan
In home heating, Shell Energy’s renewable electricity is a viable alternative to gas once customers have installed the right equipment.
[Video footage]
Looking directly up at a large commercial passenger aircraft passing low overhead, blocking out the glare of the sun as it does. Next, looking head-on at a container vessel cutting a crisp wake through the calm waters of a narrow channel, in the distance, misty, hilly banks spanned by a long, low bridge against an overcast sky. Timelapse footage of inside a vehicle assembly factory, moving ahead of a slowly-moving vehicle on an assembly line. Close-up of Wael talking to camera.
Wael Sawan
In hard-to-decarbonise sectors like aviation, marine and industry, different energy solutions, driven by government policy, technology availability and the pace of its adoption, will be required.
[Video footage]
Drone footage moving across a forest-clad hill, water and low mountains visible in the hazy distance. More drone footage, this time of a sinuous river snaking its way through dense forest, cloudy skies reflected in the water’s smooth, glistening surface.
Wael Sawan
High-quality carbon credits, including from nature-based projects, could also play a valuable role in decarbonisation.
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Die Aufgabe der Dekarbonisierung ist von gigantischem Ausmaß, was durch folgende Fakten verdeutlicht wird:
Eine vollständige Dekarbonisierung innerhalb der nächsten Jahre wird daher kaum realisierbar sein. Werden die Emissionen jedoch zu spät reduziert bzw. komplett eingedämmt, müssen später umso stärkere Einschnitte erfolgen, um eine unkontrollierte Erderwärmung zu vermeiden.
Und wenn die Erwärmung weiter so rasant fortschreitet, wie sie es gerade tut, könnte ein Punkt erreicht werden, an dem sich die Netto-CO₂-Emissionen aus natürlichen Quellen (z. B. im Zuge des Abtauens von Permafrostböden) zusätzlich verstärken.
Eine derartige, sich selber verstärkende, Entwicklung könnte zu einer Erderwärmung von weit über 2 Grad führen, deren Folgen unabsehbar sind. Wo dieser Kipp-Punkt genau liegt, ist derzeit noch unklar und bedarf weiterer wissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen.
Der CO₂-Fußabdruck muss auf staatlicher, wirtschaftlicher und persönlicher Ebene verkleinert werden und gleichzeitig müssen CO₂-freie und erneuerbare Technologien und Energiequellen gefördert werden.
Für Unternehmen gibt es hierfür verschiedene Möglichkeiten, mit umfassenden Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien den eigenen CO₂-Fußabdruck zu ermitteln und wirksam zu verkleinern und somit die Dekarbonisierung der Wirtschaft aktiv voranzutreiben. Die drei wichtigsten Bereiche umfassen dabei:
Die Industrie ist für zwei Drittel aller Emissionen verantwortlich, wobei der Großteil durch den Energieverbrauch entsteht. Eine Umstellung der Prozesse auf erneuerbare Energien und emissionsarme Technologien hätte das Potenzial, einen Großteil dieser Emissionen bereits zu reduzieren.
Bei alten Bestandsbauten ist die Klimabilanz in der Regel negativ, da sie oft erhebliche Treibhaus-Emissionen verursachen. Es gibt jedoch drei wichtige Möglichkeiten, um diese Emissionen bei Gebäuden zu reduzieren oder zu vermeiden:
Das Verkehrsaufkommen weltweit ist für einen bedeutenden Anteil der CO₂-Emissionen verantwortlich. Es gibt jedoch verschiedene Möglichkeiten, um diese Emissionen zu reduzieren:
Und genau bei den letzten beiden Punkten können wir als Unternehmen helfen, die Entkarbonisierung einen großen Schritt voranzutreiben, indem wir Folgendes tun:
Als Vorreiter in Sachen E-Mobilität möchten wir in weiterer Folge diesen Punkt ganz genau betrachten. Dabei loten wir aus, wie Elektromobilität dabei hilft, die Dekarbonisierung in Deutschland, Österreich und in Folge auch weltweit voranzutreiben und was Sie als Unternehmen konkret dazu beitragen können.
In Ihren Dienstwagen steckt viel Potenzial für eine erfolgreiche Dekarbonisierung. Durch die Umstellung auf Elektro- oder Hybridfahrzeuge und die Einrichtung firmeneigener Ladeinfrastruktur können Sie hier bereits einen großen Schritt tun und einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz leisten. Denn zurzeit laden nur etwa 14 % der deutschen E-Auto-Besitzer ihr Fahrzeug an ihrem Firmenstandort.
Wo werden E-Autos geladen
Mit dem Umstieg auf E-Fahrzeuge helfen Sie jedoch nicht nur langfristige Klimaziele zu erreichen, sondern Sie können auch von einer Vielzahl an direkten Vorteilen profitieren! Diese Vorteile haben wir in Folge für Sie zusammengefasst und geben Ihnen so einen Aktionsplan mit an die Hand, wie Sie beim Erreichen der festgelegten Klimaziele helfen können und zugleich Ihr Unternehmen optimieren.
Ein E-Fahrzeug ist im Vergleich zum Verbrenner nicht nur umweltfreundlicher, sondern auch günstiger im Verbrauch und bei den Wartungskosten. Hier ein Rechenbeispiel auf Basis von ÖAMTC-Fahrzeugdaten und Mittelwert-Preisen bei Treibstoff/Strom, das diese Aussage verdeutlicht:
Ein Mittelklasse-BMW Modell 120i mit Benzinmotor und 131 kW Leistung (178 PS) und kombiniertem Verbrauch von 6,5 Litern/100 km verbraucht bei einer Laufleistung von 12.000 Kilometern jährlich 780 Liter Treibstoff. Gerechnet mit einem Benzinpreis von 1,48 € pro Liter kommen wir dafür auf ca. 1154 € Treibstoffkosten.
Das E-Modell derselben Klasse, der BMW i3 120 mit 125 kW Leistung (170 PS) und einem kombinierten Verbrauch von 15,8 kWh/100 km, verursacht bei selber Laufleistung gerade mal rund 634 € Stromkosten (Berechnungsgrundlage: Strompreis von 35 Ct/kWh).
Zudem sind in E-Autos auch deutlich weniger Verschleißteile verbaut und auch die Bremsanlage ist durch die eingebaute Energierückgewinnung weniger großen Belastungen ausgesetzt.
So fallen bei E-Autos allgemein weniger Kosten für Wartung und Reparaturen an – im Schnitt etwa ein Drittel weniger als bei vergleichbaren Modellen mit Verbrennungsmotor. In weiteren Kategorien wie z. B. Versicherungskosten oder Wiederverkaufswert kann das E-Auto nicht so deutlich punkten, landet aber häufig gleichauf mit dem Verbrenner.
Was sich ebenfalls – wenn auch mit etwas Zeitverzug – in den Finanzen Ihres Unternehmens bemerkbar machen kann, ist die Außenwirkung, die durch eine Dekarbonisierungsstrategie über die Firmenflotte entsteht. Schließlich ist das Dienstfahrzeug eine „rollende Visitenkarte“. Da beweist ein Modell mit emissionsarmem oder -freiem Antrieb, dass Ihr Unternehmen an die Zukunft denkt und Themen wie Nachhaltigkeit und Klimaschutz ernst nimmt.
Das macht Eindruck, zeigt Ihr Verantwortungsbewusstsein und kann Ihre Reputation verbessern. Gleichzeitig erfüllen Sie mit E-Fahrzeugen viel leichter interne und externe Vorgaben an das Emissionsmanagement. Das wiederum schafft Vertrauen und kann helfen, neue Kunden und Partner mit ähnlicher Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie zu gewinnen. Kurz: Die Außendarstellung Ihrer Dekarbonisierung über die Flotte bietet ein wertvolles Werkzeug, um sich im Wettbewerb einen Vorteil zu verschaffen – jetzt und in Zukunft.
Ist die Entscheidung gefallen, die Flotte umzustellen, stellt sich die Frage nach der richtigen Vorgehensweise. Hier möchten wir eines klarstellen: Einen Königsweg gibt es dabei nicht. Jedes Unternehmen und jede Flotte hat individuelle Ansprüche, die die E-Mobilitätslösung erfüllen muss.
Daher empfehlen wir eine ganzheitliche Beratung, die den Ist-Zustand erfasst und maßgeschneiderte Lösungen bietet, um die eigenen Ziele in realistischer Zeit und ohne wirtschaftliche Verluste zu erreichen.
Finden Sie jetzt die passende Shell E-Mobility Lösung für Ihre Firmenflotte und starten Sie in eine sauberere Zukunft. Wir beraten Sie gerne!
Des Weiteren ist es wichtig, die Zukunft im Blick zu haben. Entscheiden Sie sich also bei Ihrer E-Mobilitätsstrategie für eine Lösung, die „mitwächst“ und sich mit Ihrem Unternehmen zusammen weiterentwickelt. Das kann bedeuten, auf Ladeinfrastruktur zu setzen, die skalierbar ist oder auch einen Partner zu wählen, der Ihnen neben Ladelösungen auch Konzepte zu grüner Stromerzeugung für Ihr Unternehmen bieten kann.
Sie möchten auf E-Fahrzeuge umstellen, wissen aber nicht, wo Sie anfangen sollen? Mit unserer Checklist "Mein Weg zur E-Flotte" planen Sie den Umstieg Schritt für Schritt und verlieren nie den Überblick.
Vielleicht zögern Sie auch noch immer und denken, die Flotte wäre gar kein so großer Posten bei der CO₂-Bilanz Ihres Unternehmens. Schließlich verbraucht z. B. die Industrie viel mehr Ressourcen, oder? Ja und nein. Selbstverständlich ist auch das ein Punkt, an dem man ansetzen kann – zum Beispiel mit der Erzeugung von grünem Strom über Photovoltaikanlagen. Dennoch ist die Flotte ein guter und wichtiger Ansatzpunkt für die Dekarbonisierung:
Zudem sind Firmenflotten leicht zu dekarbonisieren, denn die Technologie und Infrastruktur für E-Mobilität sind vorhanden und praxistauglich. Und die Elektrifizierung gewerblich genutzter Fahrzeuge könnte der Motor für eine flächendeckende Elektrifizierung des gesamten Pkw-Verkehrs sein.
Denn Dienstfahrzeuge werden regelmäßig ausgetauscht und landen dann auf dem Gebrauchtwagenmarkt. Stellt man also in den Firmenflotten auf Elektro um, wächst innerhalb kurzer Zeit das Angebot an günstigeren gebrauchten E-Fahrzeugen stark an – die dann wiederum für den Privatgebrauch gekauft werden.
Zudem wird auch die Ladeinfrastruktur verbessert, denn idealerweise holen sich Unternehmen gleich passende eigene Ladesäulen für den Firmenstandort dazu. Entscheiden Sie sich dabei, diese auch öffentlich oder teilöffentlich zugänglich zu machen, können Sie deutlich höhere Förderungen beantragen und tragen zum Ausbau der öffentlichen Infrastruktur bei – und damit zur allgemeinen Dekarbonisierung.
Die Entkarbonisierung als gesamtgesellschaftliches Vorhaben wird uns noch lange begleiten – und die Vorgaben von Politik und Gesellschaft werden dabei eher strenger statt lockerer.
So hat im Oktober 2022 auch Österreich eine CO₂-Bepreisung eingeführt, die mit 35 € pro Tonne startet und sich dann geplant jährlich erhöht. Dieser Effekt wird sehr schnell und sehr deutlich bei den Preisen für konventionelle Treibstoffe zu spüren sein – und damit auch in den Unterhaltskosten der konventionellen Dienstwagenflotten.
Weitere Konzepte zur Emissionsreduzierung wie verbrennerfreie Innenstädte oder gar Verbote zur Neuzulassung von Verbrennern sind in vielen europäischen Ländern, auch in Österreich, bereits in Planung. Eins ist jedoch Fakt: Mit einer Umstellung Ihrer Flotte auf E-Fahrzeuge können Sie solchen Entwicklungen entspannt entgegensehen.
Zusammengefasst ist die Dekarbonisierung also eine Möglichkeit für Ihr Unternehmen, sich zukunftssicher aufzustellen, positive Imageeffekte zu nutzen und den Unternehmenswert zu steigern. Und das nicht zu knapp!
Laut Daten des Beratungsunternehmens The Carbon Trust und der Ratingagentur McKinsey & Co können gute Positionierung und proaktives Handeln beim Thema Klimawandel die Chance bieten, den Unternehmenswert um bis zu 80 % zu erhöhen. Gleichzeitig drohen Werteinbußen bis zu 65 %, wenn sich Unternehmen schlecht positionieren oder nicht handeln.
Ihre Flotte bietet also nicht nur den idealen Ansatzpunkt, um die Dekarbonisierung Ihres Unternehmens zu starten, sondern birgt auch Potenzial für weitreichende positive Effekte auf dem gesamtgesellschaftlichen Weg zur Klimaneutralität. Gleichzeitig ist der Zeitpunkt für den Umstieg derzeit ideal, da Sie zahlreiche Förderungen und Vorteile mitnehmen können. Starten Sie die Umstellung jetzt – wir unterstützen Sie gerne dabei!
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