Longi Solar – Shi Chen – 2021
Goals
LONGi, a global leading solar technology company, enlisted EDF Climate Corps fellow Shi Chen to develop SBTi and roadmap for reducing carbon emissions to align with the 1.5-degree climate targets. Furthermore, LONGi was also interested in developing a portfolio of goal, pathway, and timeframe towards achieving carbon neutrality as early as possible.
Solutions
The science-based target and carbon neutrality goal required Shi Chen to:
- Analyze the carbon emissions data in Scope 1-3 of LONGi and identify the carbon emissions reduction challenges and opportunities.
- Utilize the current carbon emissions characteristics, the projected company scales and business, and the company’s low-carbon commitments to project the future emissions.
- Propose a timeframe and action scheme for carbon neutrality target.
- Identify the risks to achieve the carbon reduction target and evaluate the potential impacts of the risks.
Shi Chen then developed LONGi’s SBTi and recommended a carbon neutrality timeframe and implementation pathways. The step-by-step action plans were encapsulated into a comprehensive low-carbon action plan.
Potential Impact
Shi Chen proposed a clear pathway to ensure that LONGi could successfully achieve the ambitious low-carbon development targets and finally transit to zero carbon emissions. Once implemented, the targets and action plans could potentially reduce over 60% carbon dioxide by 2030, with additional extensive co-benefits for improving energy utilization efficiencies, propelling supply chain enterprises to reduce emissions, and saving production costs.
