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Accelerating towards a climate-neutral society

Let’s stop subsidizing the past and accelerate towards a climate-neutral society

There is power in biosolutions to reduce emissions everywhere

Imagine if biology – the study of life – held the answers to some of the most urgent questions we face. Imagine if it could help us achieve the reductions in emissions and use of fossil-based chemicals our planet so badly needs?

There’s no need to imagine. Because right now, our biosolutions are helping customers to reduce and even capture emissions from industry. They’re transforming plants into power and heat. They’re enabling lower-carbon transport fuels and proteins. They’re shrinking the carbon footprint of agriculture. And they’re helping consumers to cut their carbon emissions when doing laundry.

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Biology can speed up the needed transition

Did you know that we need to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions from the current 55 billion tonnes of CO2 a year to 8.5 billion tonnes of CO2 a year by 2050 if we are to reach the Paris agreement’s target of a maximum increase of 1.5 degrees? And that we need to achieve half of this reduction already by 2030. That’s just seven years away.

The good news is that these savings are achievable if we accelerate vital changes in how we produce and consume. Biosolutions holds one of the most promising keys: it’s already changing the proteins we eat, replacing fossil- based ingredients in detergents we use, improving the transportation fuels we rely on and optimizing the way we capture carbon – the list goes on.

Every day we are accelerating these changes together with our industry partners – as are our other great colleagues within green technologies. But we could move even faster. The world urgently needs investments, incentives, and the right policy framework to scale sustainable solutions fast.

At Novonesis we are advocating for a rethink of our economy: it needs to be good business to do green business – Let’s work together as businesses, organizations, and governments to step up and make bold decisions for a better tomorrow.

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Every tonne counts

55 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents - that was the amount of greenhouse gasses we emitted into our atmosphere in 2021. That’s the same weight as 10,000 Giza pyramids. If we focus on the big number, reducing these emissions seems impossible.

But every tonne counts, so let’s start with what’s possible right now. If we accelerate the use of biosolutions, it’s probably far more than you think. Want to learn more about how our biosolutions are already accelerating us towards a climate-neutral society? Find out below.

Explore our biosolutions in action

  • Carbon capture

    Capturing emissions from industry with biosolutions

    Carbon capture is widely considered to be the only practical way to decarbonize industry. Biosolutions can make the process more affordable and sustainable.

    Let’s accelerate carbon capture.

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    Shrinking laundry’s carbon footprint with biosolutions

    Imagine if we could lower emissions from our laundry, while stopping 10 tonnes of fossil-based chemicals from going down our drains every minute.

    With biobased detergents we can.

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  • Bread store

    Cutting emissions from bread waste with biosolutions

    Food waste and loss emits billions of tonnes of CO2e every year. Since 1990, our biosolutions has saved an estimated 45m tonnes of CO2 by cutting bread waste.

    Let's reduce waste.

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  • Farmer harvesting

    Plugging into the power of plants with biosolutions

    Biorefineries transform bio-feedstocks such as crops, waste and other organic material into fuel, power, heat, and feed. These plant powerhouses play a key role in the pursuit of a climate-neutral society.

    Let’s plug into the power of plants.

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  • fermentation tubes

    Producing low climate-impact proteins with biosolutions

    Proteins produced by fermentation have the potential to reduce carbon emissions by more than 90% compared to meat proteins.

    Let’s produce new proteins.

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  • Farmer plowing crops

    Improving food security in the face of climate change with biosolutions

    Climate change could put up to 180 million more people at risk of hunger. With crop yields already being impacted, we urgently need to build resilience into crop production systems.

    Let’s transform agriculture.

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  • PET plastic bottles in supermarket

    Reduce the environmental impact of plastics with biosolutions

    Plastic's versatility makes it indispensable but problematic. Its durability means only 10% of seven billion tonnes of plastic ever created has been recycled. Biosolutions can help change that.

    Let’s tranform plastics

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    Transforming CO₂ into nutritious food proteins with biosolutions

    Convert CO2 into sustainable proteins, bypassing land and water use. This pioneering approach addresses food insecurity and emissions.

    Let’s transform CO2

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  • Aviation and maritime

    Enabling sustainable aviation and marine fuels with biosolutions

    Transport is a major driver of climate change, contributing over one-third of emissions. Aviation and shipping, while only 4% of global energy-related emissions, are hard to decarbonize. Biosolutions can help through Sustainable Aviation and Marine Fuels.

    Let's accelerate the journey to Net Zero

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We need collaboration for the Paris agreement to succeed

We emit billions of tonnes of CO2 into our atmosphere every year - in 2021 it was 55 billion tonnes. To reach the Paris Climate Agreement’s target of a maximum increase of 1.5°C, we need to act fast and we need to act together. Our emissions must be reduced to 8.5 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2050. And we need to achieve half of this amount by 2030 - that’s just seven years away.

We need governments, businesses and investors to step up and work together to take the action climate science demands. Knowledge is key.

That’s why we’re constantly working to learn more from our partner organizations and our customers.

We need collaboration for the Paris agreement to succeed

We emit billions of tonnes of CO2 into our atmosphere every year - in 2021 it was 55 billion tonnes. To reach the Paris Climate Agreement’s target of a maximum increase of 1.5°C, we need to act fast and we need to act together. Our emissions must be reduced to 8.5 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2050. And we need to achieve half of this amount by 2030 - that’s just seven years away.

We need governments, businesses and investors to step up and work together to take the action climate science demands. Knowledge is key.

That’s why we’re constantly working to learn more from our partner organizations and our customers.

Collaboration between business and goverment

How much global greenhouse gas emissions must decline in the coming years to limit global warming to 1.5 or 2.0 °C

Global GHG emissions projections

Source: UNEP Emission gap report 2023 (link)

Together we’re finding new and better ways to use biosolutions to accelerate

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    Helping companies reach their own climate and net-zero targets

    We help our customers and partners to use biosolutions to reach their net-zero targets.

    We also provide insights to help shape industry standards.

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    Advocating for clear emissions reduction markets and frameworks

    “Carbon pricing” and “carbon taxation” cuts across many industries. They’re essential to ensure the economic and financial foundations needed for a rapid transition to climate neutrality.

    We advocate for clear and ambitious frameworks to guide business and support investments.

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    Helping countries see the potential of biosolutions

    Each country has its own climate target and action plan. These Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are investment, industry and policy plans updated every five years.

    We work with countries to show how NDCs can fulfill their potential and how biosolutions can help.

Our global partnerships for climate action

International Chamber of Commerce

The International Chamber of Commerce. Representing over 42 million businesses around the world, ICC is the official focal point for business and industry engagement with the UN and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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UN Global Compact

UN Global Compact. The world’s largest voluntary sustainability initiative, where as a “LEAD” member among over 13,500 organizations, Novonesis has been part of its climate agenda.

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Science Based Targets Initiative

The Science-Based Targets Initiative. Defines and promotes private sector best practice in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science.

Visit SBTi
The B Team

The B Team and the We Mean Business Coalition, where Novonesis works to both champion and encourage leaders and decision makers to lead by climate example, and to raise wider social awareness.

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The World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum. Novonesis has lead roles within its CEO Climate Leadership Group, the largest initiative of its kind, as well as a specific focus and role within its work on the EU “Green Deal”.

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The United States Council for International Business

The United States Council for International Business. Represents around one third of Fortune 500 companies and is the leading climate voice from North America in global climate negotiations and processes.

Visit USCIB
Danish Government Climate Partnerships

A public-private platform tasked with looking at ways to contribute to CO₂ reductions while supporting competitiveness, exports, jobs, welfare and prosperity.

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The Brazilian Bio Innovation Association

The Brazilian BioInnovation Association. Works to engage with country-level decision makers on the role of biosolutions in reaching the country’s climate goals.

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Scoping the future

Here is a breakdown of scopes 1, 2 and, 3 of GHG emissions and how they look for Novonesis

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    Direct GHG emissions that occur from sources controlled or owned by an organization

    At Novonesis, our Scope 1 is a small percentage of total emissions, and our largest emission source is via the use of natural gas in our production facilities.

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    Indirect GHG emissions associated with purchased energy

    This includes gases associated with the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling. At Novonesis, the largest contributor to our Scope 2 is our electricity consumption, and we have committed to source 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030.

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    All other GHG emissions resulting from external activities which we impact in our value chain

    Scope 3, or value chain emissions, varies based on business nature and location. At Novonesis, it represents the majority of our total GHG emissions. Key sources include: Purchased goods and services, Other energy-related activities beyond Scope 1 or Scope 2, Transportation funded by Novonesis, and Business travel.

The race to net zero is one we refuse to lose

Business strategies built on climate action and backed by ambitious decarbonization targets can get us over the finish line faster.

Our 2030 targets for reductions in absolute greenhouse gas emissions are 75% from our operations and 35% from our supply chain*. Our 2050 target is net zero. In Novonesis, we have more than halved ​our scope one and two emissions since 2018 with solid revenue growth.

*Reductions in absolute greenhouse gas emissions from a 2018 baseline

 

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