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We know our customers want to conserve resources and reduce their carbon footprint. And that many countries have committed to ambitious targets for reducing air pollution—as well as for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 per cent by 2050.
Learn more about how our innovations are helping to protect the environment.
Working toward a healthier planet with our customers
Harold Jones, Senior Vice President, Health and Safety describes how we’re working toward a healthier planet with our customers.
Experts project that within 10 years, reliance on energy storage systems by businesses and homeowners will increase by 700 per cent
By 2050, food production must increase by 70 % to feed the world’s estimated population of 9.1 billion
By 2024, global microgrid capacity is expected to exceed 7 GW, a 115 % increase
On a global basis, data centres consume almost 3 % of the world's electricity
By 2050, global demand for energy in buildings is projected to increase by up to 60 %
By 2025, consumers in emerging markets are expected to represent 66 % of global demand for manufactured goods
An expanding middle class is anticipated to increase global air travel from 3.2 billion passengers in 2014 to an expected 11 billion passengers by 2029
By 2030, China is poised to overtake the US in number of vehicles, with a projected 600 million cars, trucks, motorcycles, rural vehicles and buses