Consumer behaviour to change if British refineries are to reduce carbon emissions
28th May 2009
A recent article on edie.net talks about the recent conclusion of IChemE researcher Dr Philip Holmes who spent two decades working for oil giant ExxonMobil when he spoke at Sustainabilitylive! on Thursday.
He says that, Consumer behaviour must change if British refineries are to meet the national targets of reducing carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.
Dr Holmes said that the major refineries could probably reduce their emissions by 60% while remaining commercially viable, but further cuts would only be made if demand dropped.