TOTALENERGIES SE: TotalEnergies Partners with the Government of Suriname to Contribute to Preserve Forests as Carbon Sinks
19 Novembre 2021 - 11:05AM
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TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has signed an
agreement with the Government of Suriname to provide support for
its national strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
preserving forests in the country. This public-private partnership
illustrates the alignment between the ambition of TotalEnergies and
the Government of Suriname to protect forest ecosystems and
biodiversity while benefiting local communities.
Suriname's Amazon forest covers more than 15 million hectares
and absorbs billions of tonnes of CO(2) each year. It is home to
rich biodiversity and plays a crucial historical and cultural role
in local communities. The development of new economic activities
and growing demand for natural resources puts pressure on the
forests, making the implementation of sustainable development
models more necessary than ever.
The agreement signed by the Government of Suriname and
TotalEnergies provides for future projects to preserve forest
ecosystems. The emissions reductions stemming from these actions
shall be certified in accordance with highest international
standard.
"This carbon credit exchange agreement is a historical milestone
for Suriname. Our country is determined to establish institutional
capacity first. The carbon credit market has a very promising
future for High Forest Low Deforestation (HFLD) countries, but the
benefits will not only be determined by mere market forces. They
will mainly be determined by the ability of the countries'
governing institutes to manage their natural resources at an
unprecedented level of professionalism. This agreement with
TotalEnergies provides the opportunity to do so," said Silvano
Tjong-Ahin, Suriname's Minister of Spatial Planning and
Environment.
"We are delighted to partner with the Government of Suriname to
preserve forests as carbon sinks in the country. This agreement,
which aims to protect forest ecosystems and biodiversity while
benefiting local communities, is aligned with the Suriname
government's REDD+ strategy, the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the conclusions of the
Paris Agreement," said Christine Healy, Senior Vice President
Carbon Neutrality at TotalEnergies. "TotalEnergies' ambition to get
to Net Zero for its scope 1 & 2 emissions is based on a series
of tangible measures designed first to avoid, then to reduce our
greenhouse gas emissions by implementing best available
technologies, and lastly to offset residual emissions, in
particular through nature based solutions like forest preservation.
This agreement illustrates our approach."
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About TotalEnergies Nature Based Solutions
As part of its climate ambition, and in addition to its priority
actions to avoid and reduce emissions, TotalEnergies works with
many local partners around the world to develop and conserve
natural carbon sinks, while helping to preserve their biodiversity.
These operations follow a long-term approach of sustainable and
integrated economic development of areas with local communities.
TotalEnergies plans to spend $100 million per year to build a
portfolio of projects capable of generating at least 5 million
metric tons of CO2e of carbon credits per year by 2030. These
carbon credits will be used after 2030 to offset the Company's
scope 1 &2 emissions.
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and
markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas
and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees
are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more
reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in
more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development
in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations
to contribute to the well-being of people.
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