Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
SDG 13 – Climate action
Today the transport sector is responsible for almost a quarter of total energy related CO2 emissions. Climate change is one of the greatest threats to our planet and the transport industry in its current form is associated with negative impacts, such as CO2 emissions, air pollution, traffic congestion and road accidents. Establishing a more sustainable transport system will be critical in combatting climate change and its associated impacts.
The main environmental impact from the lifecycle of Scanias products comes their use. Therefore Scania is working on many levels to minimise emissions from the transport industry. Making the product more efficient, promoting the use and expansion of low carbon fuels and electrification and also looking at the complete system of transport making it more efficient with the use of digitalisation technologies.
In 2020, we became the first heavy goods vehicle manufacturer to set science-based targets for reducing our carbon emissions. These targets are part of our corporate targets, and guide our business decisions across business areas, from production to product development and sales priorities. We have committed to halving emissions from our own operations between 2015 and 2025. But our commitment goes far beyond that. Since more than 90 percent of all Scania’s emissions comes from our vehicles when they are in use, we are aiming for a 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from our products (trucks and buses) in use over the same period.
Scania initiated The Pathways study to see how a future fossil-free transport system could look like by 2050. Taking a “back-cast” modelling approach Scania could see how different scenarios could look like. The main conclusions from the study is that it is possible but also financially attractive from a societal perspective. CO2 emissions can be reduced by over 20 percent simply by optimising transport systems, for example through improved routing and better load management. Moreover, there are several fuel- and powertrain pathways to a fossil-free future. Biofuels offer the highest CO2 emissions reduction pathway and electrification is the most cost-effective. Other technologies, such as hydrogen fuel cells and e-highways, have important use cases to consider and may be critical for select geographies and applications.
To reach this goal, the industry must begin to change rapidly and immediately. New technologies can take a long time to achieve wide adoption, as the existing stock of vehicles turns over slowly. This means that for 2050 to be fossil-free, changes at scale are required already by 2025, including not just new technologies but also new infrastructure, behaviours, and partnerships
Sustainability news
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Scania tests fast wireless charging in urban traffic
07 Dec 2016 The Nordic region’s first bus service featuring wireless (inductive) bus stop charging is now starting. A newly developed electric hybrid bus from Scania will be operated in regular urban traffic in Södertälje, Sweden, as part of the efforts to identify new more sustainable solutions for public transport in urban environments. -
Nighttime deliveries much more efficient
12 Dec 2016 The economic, environmental and social advantages of permitting nighttime deliveries far outweigh the added noise disturbance. That is the conclusion of a two-year extensive study in Stockholm, which normally prohibits truck deliveries from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. -
Alimerkas new fleet of Scania gas trucks reduces carbon emissions and noise
23 Feb 2017 Food retailer Alimerka, in the northern Spanish region of Asturias, has taken a fleet of 20 Scania LNG trucks, Liquid Natural Gas, into operation. By adopting this new technology, the retailer aims to reduce its carbon emissions while also benefitting from the substantially lower noise in gas-powered vehicles. -
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A comprehensive range of buses for suburban operations
23 Oct 2017 Scania now presents its most comprehensive range of buses and coaches with the greatest selection of alternative fuels in the market. “We can now provide operators with an outstanding freedom of choice to make the necessary shift to more sustainable passenger transport services, with retained total operating economy,” says Karin Rådström, Head of Buses and Coaches at Scania.