Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Industrial  -  August 26, 2022

Urenco Updates Emission Goals

Urenco announced the company enriched enough uranium to generate an estimated 780,000 GWh of electricity from nuclear power, avoiding approximately 320 million tons of carbon emissions.

The company also achieved reductions of 16% for Scope 1 and 9% for scope 2 carbon emissions compared with 2020 and made its first Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) submission scoring a creditable B-, the second highest of four levels.

Details were provided in its annual Sustainability Report for the year ending 31 December 2021.

In 2021, Urenco became the first nuclear organization to sign The Climate Pledge and one of the initial 100 organizations committing to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. 

“At Urenco we firmly believe that nuclear power, alongside renewables has a key role in the clean energy transition by generating reliable, low carbon electricity and hydrogen or hydrogen based synthetic fuels,” said CEO Boris Schucht in a statement. “From the valuable contribution we make to the low carbon economy, to the socially responsible way we conduct our business, sustainability shapes our customer partnerships and guides our decision-making at all levels. Sustainability is a corporate priority. It is our intention to make a fast and strong contribution to achieving net zero by 2040 within Urenco’s operations.”