An organization committed to exposing climate failures at large companies has called out Canon again, citing the camera company’s lack of public targets concerning the use of renewable energy and emissions reductions.refuted the claims
“In fact, Canon’s target percentage for low carbon or renewable energy in 2023 was only 4.85%,” the report continues. Make a public commitment and develop a transparent plan to achieve 100% renewable energy, with at least 60% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030Canon Institute for Global Studies : A Purveyor of Climate Change Denial and Skepticism
Dr. Sugiyama describes his research focus as working toward a “Comprehensive understanding and dissemination of scientific knowledge to solve global warming issues.” Unsurprisingly, Actions Speak Louder hasThere is plenty more to be said about Dr. Sugiyama’s various climate change skepticism at the CIGS, but what does Canon say about its think tank and its researchers?
Essentially, we will manage the progress toward achieving our goals by focusing on further reductions in energy consumption, in addition to utilizing renewable energy, etc., and will disclose the information requested by SBTi. Going forward, we will consider disclosing information about plans and targets focused solely on introducing renewable energy.
The report, published in Japanese, also claims that there isn’t sufficient scientific data to conclude that there are risks associated with climate change.