The campaign group gave Toyota and US-European firm Stelantis an “F minus a minus” grade for decarbonization efforts, which include phasing out engines that burn planet-warming fossil fuels in favor of electric vehicles.
see photosAll other firms, including Ford, Honda and Hyundai-Kia, were rated F plus or minus.
Toyota, the world’s best-selling carmaker, is joint last in a Greenpeace ranking of carbon emissions efforts by auto firms, according to a list published Thursday during the COP26 climate summit. The campaign group gave Toyota and US-European firm Stelantis an “F minus a minus” grade for decarbonization efforts, which include phasing out engines that burn planet-warming fossil fuels in favor of electric vehicles.
Reducing carbon emissions in the supply chain and reusing or developing green technology for car batteries were among the factors examined in the report, compared to 10 major automakers.
General Motors received the lowest damaging rating with a C-grade, followed by a D- for Volkswagen and a D- for Renault.
All other firms, including Ford, Honda and Hyundai-Kia, were rated F plus or minus.
“Last year, Toyota, the world’s number one car seller, has been the most stubborn in holding onto the internal combustion engine,” said Ada Kong, senior project manager for auto industry operations at Greenpeace East Asia.
Toyota said in September that it would invest 1.5 trillion yen ($13.2 billion) in batteries for electric and hybrid cars by 2030.
The Japanese giant is “the most vocal in such advocacy, both domestically and abroad,” Kong said in a statement.
Toyota, which released its earnings later on Thursday, said in September that it would invest 1.5 trillion yen ($13.2 billion) in batteries for electric and hybrid cars by 2030.
It declined to comment ahead of the publication of the emissions report, in which Greenpeace urged automakers to adopt fully electric vehicles.
“Some Japanese companies, such as Toyota, are convinced that hybrid technology is an effective alternative to internal combustion engines,” the report said.
“However, real-world emissions reductions and the fuel economy of hybrid vehicles are not as good as expected,” noting that plug-in hybrids only reduce emissions by an estimated one-third compared to petrol or diesel cars.
The assessment came as world leaders met this week in Glasgow as part of the COP26 climate conference – billed as a call for the continued viability of the 2015 Paris Agreement, which sought to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Target set.
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Greenpeace said none of the 10 auto firms had announced plans to phase out combustion engines before 2035, which would make hitting the 1.5-degree target “nearly impossible”.
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