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气候变化

The next decade will be a defining one for climate change, both in mitigation and adaptation. We are determined to use our business to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, while also using our expertise to help with adaptation efforts.

More than a century of renewable energy

We have been generating renewable energy for more than a century, primarily through the abundant resource of Norwegian hydropower. 然而, over the last twenty years we have expanded our focus to include wind, 太阳能, district heating and gas across 17 different countries.  

Going forward we will use our renewable energy expertise and capitalise on the shrinking costs of 太阳能 and wind to connect more people to renewable energy. We will continue to use our strengths from flexible hydropower to help balance the inherently variable sources of wind and 太阳能 and connect more types of end-users to renewable power sources.        

Towards 2025 we will invest only in renewables, quadrupling our capacities in 太阳能 and wind from 2018 levels.

 Man with turbine runner
Photo: Statkraft

We have been making clean energy possible for over a century, long before climate change was a crisis – and we’re the only company of our size to invest 100 per cent of our growth entirely in renewables. Pictured is a man with a turbine runner at Aura power plant in 挪威.

How we relate to climate change

To keep our planet’s temperature below breaking point, meet growing demand, and close the energy gap for the near one billion people without access to electricity, renewables can’t be part of the solution. They must be the solution. The energy sector is responsible for around three quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions. Transitioning to a renewable energy system is therefore an imperative part of climate change mitigation throughout the world.

There is also a need for climate change adaptation. Our core business activities will be impacted by a changing physical climate and policy landscape. Changes in the availability of natural resources (e.g. precipitation, run-off and wind) can influence the profitability of our assets significantly. Future climate-related regulatory frameworks will also have an impact on our current and future operations and business opportunities.

Greenhouse gas emissions

Although we are a major provider of renewable power and heat, we also directly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, primarily through our gas power plants. We see gas as an energy source for a transition period, where gas-fired power plants will replace coal and by this be a benefit for the environment. As renewable capacity is further expanded, the need for gas-fired plants will be reduced. We will therefore not expand our gas capacity further.

In addition, we have CO2 emissions related to other operation and construction activities. Statkraft has signed the Climate Neutral Now Pledge, an initiative launched by UN Climate Change. 作为其中的一部分, emission reduction targets have been set and unavoidable emissions are offset through certified emissions reductions.  

气候变化 and water management

In the future, more extreme weather patterns will place water resources under increased stress. We are therefore working with integrated models for water management to prepare our hydropower installations for expected changes in precipitation and weather patterns. Our water management practices can also help mitigate and manage floods due to extreme weather conditions. We also participate in national and international projects to continuously improve the understanding of how climate change will affect hydrological resources.

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Flood in Flåm due a high amount of precipitation. (Photo: Tore Meek / NTB scanpix)

Regulatory framework

Climate policies have a large impact on Statkraft. We follow national, European and global climate policy development closely to assess how they will impact us. It is also critical to understand the development of renewable energy and related technologies, as this will impact the pace of the energy transition and our commercial position. 因此, we invest significant resources in market analysis to have a robust basis for future investment and operation decisions.

Each year we develop a Low Emissions Scenario report where we present an analyse of the developments in the global energy markets.

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