Road vehicles account for nearly 15% of total global CO2 emissions today and are the fastest-growing source of emissions worldwide.1 While electric vehicle adoption is accelerating, the auto industry needs to rapidly decarbonize its supply chains if it is to meet the 1.5°C climate goal set out in the Paris Agreement.
One Nucor customer—a major auto manufacturer—is leading the charge for comprehensive decarbonization. As a signatory of the UN’s Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5°C, the automaker challenged itself to reach a series of ambitious sustainability goals, including a significant reduction in Scope 3 emissions from its vehicle production by 2035, and a commitment to achieving carbon neutrality in its products and operations by 2040.
