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| 1. Has the brand formulated the objective to reduce its CO2 emissions from its own operations (including owned production facilities), by at least 30% in 2020 compared to 1990 CO2 emission levels? |
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Volkswagen Group mentions that it plans a 60% reduction in GHG by the year 2020 from 2010 (see p.46). Volkswagen also mentions that it plans to reduce its CO2 emissions but no clear commitment is given in this regard. |
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| 2. Has the brand disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations', including owned production facilities? |
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Volkswagen Group discloses its carbon footprint from 2006 to date (see p.64-67) (Volkswagen Group is the conglomerate of which Volkswagen is a part). |
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| 3. Has the brand already reduced or compensated its CO2 emissions from its own operations (including owned production facilities), by at least 10% in the last 5 years? |
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Volkswagen Group reports its complete carbon footprint from 2006 until 2010 (see p.65). Throughout this time period the footprint increased, partly as a result of higher production figures. Compared to 2006 the CO2 emission have increased in 2010 by 21%. |
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| 4. Does the brand disclose a full carbon Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its main car models or series, so that the carbon emissions caused by the car production (from raw materials to final product) are also transparent? |
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Volkswagen has disclosed LCAs for all of its main cars through so-called Environmental Commendations. It includes a model comparison with earlier models in a series (click on link to find an overview of the Environmental Commendation reports). |
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| 5. Does the brand plan to achieve an average CO2 emission of 130 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower for its European car fleet prior to 2015? |
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The Volkswagen Group states that it plans to reduce CO2 emissions for the new car fleet in Europe by 20% by 2015 compared to 2006 levels (see p.71). VW
reports a fleet
average of 166 g/km
for 2006 (see p.66), so the
fleet average target
for 2015 is ~133
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| 6. Has the brand achieved an average CO2 emission of 160 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower for its European car fleet? |
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Volkswagen Group's 2010 European (EU 27) car fleet emits 144 g/km of CO2 on average (see p.2). It is not clear if this average accounts for Volkswagen only or for all brands in the Volkswagen Group. |
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| 7. Has the brand achieved an average CO2 emission of 150 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower for its European car fleet? |
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See remark for climate change question 6. |
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| 8. Has the brand achieved an average CO2 emission of 140 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower for its European car fleet? |
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See remark for climate change question 6. |
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| 9. Has the brand achieved a 4% CO2 emission reduction of the car fleet average in the last two years? |
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Volkswagen Group discloses a car fleet average CO2 emission of 144g/km of cars sold in the European Union (EU27) (see p. 2) a 9,4% reduction compared to 2008 (158). |
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| 10. Has the brand achieved a 10% CO2 emission reduction of the car fleet average in the last five years? |
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Volkswagen Group car fleet average was 144g/km in 2010 compared to a fleet average of 166g/km (as calculated by rank a Brand based) produces a 13.25% reduction in the last 4 years. |
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| 11. Does the brand sell a car that has a CO2 emission of 100 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower? |
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Volkswagen sells the Polo BlueMotion, that has a CO2 emission 87g/km (see p.48). Volkswagen Group currently has six cars that have an emission lower than 100 g/km. |
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| 12. Does the brand sell a car that has a CO2 emission of 90 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower? |
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Volkswagen has launched the Polo BlueMotion with an average CO2 emission of 87 g/km, see link for technical data, also found on Volkswagen website the Netherlands and Germany. |
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| 13. Has the brand developed a prototype car that has a CO2 emission of 70 grams per kilometer (g/km) or lower? |
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Volkswagen has developed the XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) which is a plug-in hybrid with a CO2 emission of 24 g/km, the E-motor uses 20 kWh/h. |
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| 14. Does the brand sell a hybrid, electric or fuel cell car on the European market? |
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Volkswagen sells the full hybrid car Touareg (see p. 50) that is for sale throughout Europe (checked for NL, DE and UK). |
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| 15. Has the brand announced that a full electric or fuel cell car will be brought to the European market by 2012 at the latest? |
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Volkswagen states that the "Touareg Hybrid will be followed in 2012 by the Jetta Hybrid and, in the following year, by the E-Up!, just ahead of the Golf
blue-e-motion. One of these models will also be
the brand’s first all-electric vehicle in the USA" (see p.50). |
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| 16. Does the brand clearly give the carbon emission or fuel efficiency rates for all models on its website? |
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Volkswagen advertises its cars on each individual country website. Volkswagen NL and DE sites provide product specifications including g/km fuel efficiency for each model (first click on a series and then click on "prices and specifications"). For the UK the CO2 information for each model is in the brochure, although not very prominent. |
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