據阿拉伯貿易網達蘭報道，沙特阿拉伯國家石油公司（沙特阿美）日前為自己設定了幾個關鍵的可持續發展目標，以期在2050年前實現凈零排放目標。 

這些新目標是沙特阿美6月15日發布的首份可持續發展報告的一部分。報告概述了沙特阿美計劃進一步解決碳排放問題的方式，同時提供可靠的、負擔得起的能源解決方案。

報告提供了沙特阿美為支持更廣泛的能源轉型所做努力的進一步信息，并提供了沙特阿美旨在到2035年前實現的一系列中期目標。沙特阿美希望每年更新可持續發展報告。

在這份報告發布之前，沙特阿美宣布了到2050年前實現其全資運營資產凈零溫室氣體(GHG)排放的雄心。 

削減上游碳排放強度計劃 

到2035年前，沙特阿美的目標是將其上游碳排放強度（已經是行業中最低的碳排放強度之一）降低15%，至每桶原油8.7公斤碳當量，而2018年的基線為10.2公斤碳當量。 

沙特阿美還計劃在2035年前將其全部運營資產（包括上游和下游部分）的溫室氣體凈排放量減少或減輕超過5000萬噸碳當量。

沙特阿美總裁兼首席執行官表示：“我們的目標是到2050年前實現凈零運營，我們的可持續發展報告強調，我們的目標是繼續滿足世界對安全、可靠和廉價能源不斷增長的需求，同時也為更廣泛的能源轉型作出貢獻。在全球能源和經濟不確定性的背景下，我們正在進行長期投資，在未來10年甚至更長時間里，我們將繼續在運營中整合突破性技術。”

循環碳經濟 

沙特阿美正在利用循環碳經濟框架，重點是減少、再利用、回收和消除溫室氣體排放。到2035年前，沙特阿美的目標將通過以下方式實現減排和緩解： 

?  可再生能源投資——每年減少1400萬噸的二氧化碳當量；

?  投資碳捕獲、利用和儲存技術——每年減少1100萬噸的二氧化碳當量； 

?  提高能源效率——每年減少1100萬噸二氧化碳當量； 

?  減少甲烷和燃燒——每年減少100萬噸二氧化碳當量；

?  抵消交易——每年減少1600萬噸二氧化碳當量。

報告還概述了沙特阿美發展藍色氨和氫業務的重點，目標是到2030年前每年生產多達1100萬噸藍色氨，有潛力支持重型運輸、加熱和工業應用等難以脫碳的行業的大幅減排。 

在編寫這份報告的過程中，沙特阿美評估了150多個環境、社會和治理問題，以確定它們對公司主要利益相關者的相對重要性。沙特阿美表示，可持續發展報告強調了四個重點領域：氣候變化和能源轉型、安全運營和人類發展、最小化環境影響和不斷增長的社會價值。

李峻 編譯自 阿拉伯貿易網 

原文如下：

Aramco sets new key targets in net-zero drive

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) has set itself several key sustainability goals to achieve by 2035 as part of its operational net-zero ambition. 

The new targets are part of the company's first sustainability report published on Wednesday (June 15). It outlines ways in which the company plans to further tackle emissions while delivering reliable, affordable energy solutions.

The report, which the company expects to update on an annual basis, provides further information on Aramco’s efforts to support the broader energy transition, with a set of interim targets the company aims to achieve by 2035. 

The report’s release follows the company’s announcement of its ambition to achieve net-zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its wholly-owned operated assets by 2050. 

Plans to cut upstream carbon intensity

By 2035 Aramco aims to reduce its Upstream carbon intensity, already one of the lowest in the industry, by 15% to 8.7kg of CO2 equivalent per barrel of oil equivalent (CO2e/boe), against a 2018 baseline of 10.2kg CO2e/boe. 

The company also aims to reduce or mitigate net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions across its wholly-owned operated assets, both in its Upstream and Downstream segments, by more than 50 million metric tons of CO2e annually by 2035, when compared to the business-as-usual forecast. 

Amin H Nasser, Aramco President & CEO, said: “Our ambition is to achieve operational net-zero by 2050 and our sustainability report highlights how we aim to continue meeting the world’s rising demand for secure, reliable and affordable energy, while also contributing to the broader energy transition. We are investing for the long-term, against a backdrop of global energy and economic uncertainty, and we will continue to integrate breakthrough technologies in our operations over the next decade and beyond.”

Circular Carbon Economy

Aramco is harnessing the Circular Carbon Economy framework, which focuses on reducing, reusing, recycling and removing GHG emissions. By 2035, it aims to achieve emissions reduction and mitigation through:

? Renewables investment — 14 million metric tons of CO2e reduction annually

? Investing in Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage — 11 million metric tons of CO2e reduction annually

? Energy efficiency improvements — 11 million metric tons of CO2e reduction annually

? Methane and flaring reduction — 1 million metric tons of CO2e reduction annually

? Offsets — 16 million metric tons of CO2e mitigation annually

The report also outlines the company’s focus on developing its blue ammonia and hydrogen business, with the aim of producing up to 11 million metric tons of blue ammonia per year by 2030 -- with the potential to support significant emissions reductions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as heavy-duty transport, heating, and industrial applications.

In compiling the report, and to identify appropriate metrics and performance indicators, Aramco evaluated more than 150 environmental, social and governance topics to establish their relative importance to the company’s key stakeholders. The sustainability report highlights four focus areas: climate change and the energy transition, safe operations and people development, minimising environmental impact, and growing societal value, the company said.