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Adapta Reduced CO2 Emissions by 6.2% In line with its firm commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Adapta reduced its average emission intensity by 6.21% in the 2018-2020 period compared with 2017-2019, for classes 1, 2, and 3. This is why it has been included in the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge’s Register of Carbon Footprint, Offsetting, and CO2 Absorption Projects under the label “Calculo y Reduzco” (Calculation and Reduction).
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n 2018, 2019, and 2020, Spanish powder coating manufacturer
• replacement of office and laboratory air conditioners with more
Adapta Color S.L. carried out several actions to reduce its greenhouse
energy-efficient devices;
gas emissions. 2017 can be considered as this endeavour’s starting
• acquisition of new machinery with frequency converters and high-
point, since it was the year in which the company initiated its climate
performance motors;
change strategic plan and for which sufficient data was made available
• new refrigeration equipment with low global warming potential (GWP)
for the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions.
gases; • a new 38.7-kWp self-consumption photovoltaic system; with this new
The targeted actions developed by Adapta in the financial years 2018,
system, 1886 photovoltaic panels have already been installed on the
2019, and 2020 to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions included as
roofs of the Adapta plant, for a total power output of 338.7 kWp.
follows: • replacement of the diesel vehicles in its commercial fleet with hybrid
Adapta has decided to publish this statement in order to facilitate the
vehicles;
verification of its greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and present its GHG
• replacement of the lighting systems in all offices, laboratories, and
emission values in a transparent manner to all stakeholders.
buildings (both indoor and outdoor) with LED tubes and screens;
The statement has been prepared in accordance with the requirements
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