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CURRENT EFFORTS – CLIMATE CHALLENGE PROGRAM
TXU has been a leader in the U.S. Department of Energy’s
(DOE) Climate Challenge Program. From its beginning in
1991 when we reported a 7.3-million-ton reduction to 2001
when we reported a 23.3-million-ton reduction, we have
actively supported this voluntary government program to track
utility-sector carbon dioxide reductions.
As part of our program, we have consistently added new
reduction projects annually to our Climate Challenge Program,
which now includes fuel blending, demand-side management,
vehicle use reductions, employee transportation programs, coal
ash sales, landfill methane recovery, power plant improvement
projects and tree planting programs.
Through these programs, we have been able to reduce or offset
our emissions by the equivalent of more than 193 million tons
of carbon dioxide since 1991. The table below shows the
cumulative impact of our Climate Challenge Program. In the
future, this program will be replaced by the new “Power
Partners” program discussed later in this section.
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ADDITIONAL EFFORTS
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During 2002, TXU participated in the international Carbon
Disclosure Project by completing an in-depth survey of carbon
dioxide emissions. Today, greenhouse gas emissions and
reduction programs for several hundred companies along
with business sector analysis for this project are available on
the Internet at www.cdproject.net.
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TXU added an additional carbon sequestration program to
its greenhouse gas reduction efforts in 2002. The company
joined the ForesTree program, established by select members
of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) to develop carbon
sequestration projects in the U.S. TXU also has its own
carbon sequestration program on its reclaimed mine lands,
participates in the Texas Reforestation Foundation program
and is a member of the EEI-sponsored Utilitree Program.
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FUTURE EFFORTS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
TXU supports voluntary efforts to address the climate change
issue. We have set challenging sustainability targets for the
future that include:
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