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Continuing to Improve Our Emissions Reduction Commitments

WE’RE INVESTING AND INNOVATING FOR A BETTER FUTURE.

The chemicals sector, including Chemours, plays a central and complex role in the transition to a low-carbon economy due to the current and future demand for chemicals that enable low-carbon and energy-saving technologies. As the sector grows to meet this need, it must do so while reducing its emissions.

Our 2021 Climate Highlights

Reduced operations greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 18% relative to our 2018 baseline, even with a return to normal production
Made substantial progress toward our 2030 CRC goal in 2021, reducing air fluorinated organic compound (FOC) process emissions 34% from our 2018 baseline
Joined the U.S. Department of Energy Better Climate Challenge with a commitment to reduce energy intensity by 17% and reduce GHG emissions by 50% within 10 years
Completed two significant energy reduction projects related to collecting steam condensate onsite and reusing it for steam production reducing site CO₂ by ~300 metric tons per year at our Dordrecht, Netherlands site
Achieved carbon-free energy at our Mechelen, Belgium site
Conducted multi-day, cross-departmental Energy Brainstorming sessions to generate “outside of the box” energy reduction ideas at 10 sites

60% reduction in absolute greenhouse gas emissions - on track

Continuing Our Journey to Net Zero

Our total emissions increased in 2021, as our production returned to normal after slowing in 2020 due to COVID-19. However, we still made significant progress achieving an 18% reduction relative to our 2018 baseline. Our progress was largely due to targeted emissions reduction initiatives completed in late 2019 and 2020 and improved operational efficiencies at several of our Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) and Advanced Performance Materials (APM) manufacturing sites.

We continue to work on capital programs and to secure renewable power for our sites. For example, we completed two significant energy reduction projects at our Dordrecht, Netherlands site related to collecting steam condensate onsite and reusing it for steam production. And we secured renewable power for our sites in Starke, Florida, Louisville, Kentucky and New Johnsonville, Tennessee, with emissions reductions benefits to occur when the projects go live in 2022.

Sean Uhl

Sustainability Technology Director

No single company can meet this challenge. With collaboration, we can achieve this goal.

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Measuring Our Energy Consumption

We began tracking energy reduction programs in 2021 in pursuit of our internal intensity reduction target and should see full realization of these measures in 2022. As part of this initiative, each major manufacturing site put together an energy dashboard to increase awareness and normalize energy consumption based off production. These dashboards pull data from various sources, such as utility data, bills, and internal software applications. Energy dashboards will be used to reduce variation and consumption to support the sites in their energy reduction goals.

Reducing Scope 3 Emissions through Our Product Offerings

The majority of scope 3 indirect GHG emissions associated with our operations are due to customer use of our HFC refrigerant products. As we advance our plan to transition our current refrigerant portfolio to low global warming potential (GWP) product offerings, like our low GWP Opteon™ hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) products, we will reduce scope 3 product use emissions while helping our customers and consumers avoid generating excess CO₂e emissions. The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act support this transition along with working with policymakers, our value chain, and other organizations to encourage collective action for reducing GHG emissions.