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In fiscal 2010, our total greenhouse gas emissions due to energy use in production facilities was 0.19 metric tons of CO2 equivalents per metric ton of product (as expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents).
This is an 8 percent reduction in our greenhouse gas emission rate over our 2005 baseline — about halfway toward the 15 percent goal we had hoped to achieve by the end of fiscal 2010.
Our calculations are based on the U.S. EPA’s Climate Leaders Greenhouse Gas Inventory Protocol. It should also be noted that General Mills is a participant in the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Essentially all of the greenhouse gases produced by the company’s manufacturing plants are derived from energy usage. We use natural gas, fuel oil and propane, as well as electricity generated by various sources.
While we did not reach our 2010 goal, we believe that the systems and processes we have in place will enable us to reach the new greenhouse gas reduction goal we have set: a 20 percent reduction by fiscal 2015.
