{"id":2483,"date":"2007-11-26T20:13:37","date_gmt":"2007-11-26T20:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/2007\/11\/27\/bayer-invests-over-a-billion-in-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2007-11-26T20:13:37","modified_gmt":"2007-11-26T20:13:37","slug":"bayer-invests-over-a-billion-in-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/bayer-invests-over-a-billion-in-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayer Invests Over a Billion in Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"people-holding-planet.jpg\"<\/a>Bayer – the multinational chemical giant that also makes your aspirin – has announced it will spend $1.46 billion dollars in the next three years on a new climate program<\/a> aimed at cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to global warming.<\/p>\n

This is the first I’ve heard of Bayer taking a leadership role in reducing emissions, but apparently I’ve been asleep at the wheel. The German company has done quite a bit to cut emissions since 1990 and they say<\/a> they’ve already reduced their CO2 output by 36 percent. Rather than using carbon offsets or credits, a big chunk of that reduction has come from energy efficiency.<\/p>\n

Werner Wenning, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG, said in a news release:<\/p>\n

“We are well aware that we are an emitter of greenhouse gases. That was why in the past we focused our attention on lowering CO2 emissions.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And they certainly have a lot of emissions to cut: A huge chemical company like Bayer has a lot of pollution to account for but also a lot of opportunity to seize. Some of the CO2-cutting plans for the next several years include:<\/p>\n