Energy & Climate Change – Goals and Actions

Our Goals
As a recognized leader in applied chemistry and industrial energy efficiency, Dow is uniquely positioned to drive change by delivering innovative energy and climate change solutions that contribute to human progress and the growth of a low-carbon future.

To achieve a more sustainable energy future, Dow calls for policies that:

• Conserve by aggressively pursuing efficiency
  
  
• Optimize, increase and diversity domestic energy and feedstock supplies
  
  
• Accelerate development of alternative clean/renewable energy and feedstock sources
  
  
• Transition to a low carbon economy
  
  

Our Actions
In addition to the 2015 Sustainability Goals, Dow is taking action on many fronts to create solutions to help conserve, innovate and use energy efficiently. We are developing innovative products and technologies that enable the use of renewable energy sources and promote energy conservation, including DOW™ POWERHOUSE™ solar shingles, STYROFOAM™ brand building insulation, and lithium battery cell technology through our Dow Kokam joint venture to produce hybrid and electric car batteries.

To achieve this transition to a sustainable energy future, Dow is also actively involved in industry leadership and technology globally to bring about significant progress in energy and climate change worldwide. Our efforts include:

• Leveraging the strength of chemistry and technology and unprecedented financial investments in R&D to achieve breakthrough solutions that will slow, stop and reverse global warming.
  
  
• Advocating for an international framework that establishes clear pathways to slow, stop and reduce emissions by all major carbon-dioxide emitting countries.
  
  
• Encouraging the monetization of carbon in fair marketplaces - a critical objective in establishing country market mechanisms for cost-effective carbon management. Each country should be allowed to establish its own system with targets set fairly for each industry sector.
  
  
• Advocating for governmental policies that generate the most energy-efficient and least emissions-intensive products and processes possible. We also use and support locally available energy and feedstocks wherever we operate.