May 27, 2009—Semiconductor giant Intel Corporation has cut its global-warming emissions by 27 percent in 2008, compared to its 2007 baseline, keeping the company on track to meet its goal to reduce its carbon footprint 20 percent by 2012, according to the company’s 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report.
Specifically, the company reduced its PFC emissions by 59 percent in absolute terms and 80 percent on a per chip basis from its1995 baseline.
Intel has set a target to reduce its total worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent per unit of production from 2004 through 2010.
Green power is another big effort at Intel. Intel purchased more than 1 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough green power to meet 47 percent of the company’s purchased electricity use.
Intel also built the first solar installations at its facilities. The company started a pilot program in 2008 to install solar energy systems at three sites. Solar hot water systems at its two biggest campuses in India now supply nearly 100 percent of their hot water requirements, saving approximately 70,000 kWh annually.
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