37 Air Rising average temperatures, more extreme weather and changes in rainfall patterns are all symptoms of the climate change we are experiencing. Today, legislation and markets aim to mitigate these changes by reducing the greenhouse gas emissions believed to be the driver of global climate change. AAK is playing its part. In 2015, AAK generated 234,000 MT of carbon dioxide at its production plants, which is 4.8 percent less than in 2014. 36 percent of direct carbon dioxide emissions stemmed from renewable resources. Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel per MT processed decreased 4.8 percent compared to 2014. The ozone layer protects life on earth by filtering out some of the sun’s harmful UV radiation. For that reason, any thinning of the ozone layer is hazardous. AAK works actively toward eliminating all equipment that uses ozone-depleting substances (ODS), which are generally used for cooling. In 2015 ODS decreased with 25 percent to 1,746 kg. Due to the Group’s use of fuels, its production plants emit 241 MT NOx (nitrogen oxide) and 172 MT SOx (sulphur oxide). 258 MT VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) are also emitted from plants that run extraction and solvent fractionation processes. Direct emissions Total direct CO2 emission Per unit processed material 160 120 80 40 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Direct CO2 emission Non-renewable Renewable % 100 80 60 40 20 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 MT 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Nox Sox VOC 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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