据道琼斯12月15日消息，埃克森美孚公司承诺在未来五年减少其业务的温室气体排放，并且到2030年将不再常规燃烧甲烷，这是该公司回应积极投资者和投资者施压其减少碳足迹所采取的举措。
这家总部位于美国得克萨斯州的石油巨头周一表示，公司将把其油气生产的碳排放强度减少15%-20%，将甲烷排放强度减少40%-50%，将燃烧强度减少35%-45%。该公司没有提供这些减排量在总体排放量中占比的具体数字。
该公司还表示，到2030年，将停止来自于石油和天然气业务的甲烷的常规燃烧或排放。根据美国环境保护署(EPA)的说法，甲烷是一种强效温室气体，和二氧化碳一样，是导致气候变化的因素。
这些目标与埃克森美孚业务的直接排放有关，而不是来自于其汽油和航空燃料等产品。埃克森美孚表示，将从明年开始披露与其产品有关的排放数据。
埃克森美孚公司首席执行官达伦.伍兹（Darren Woods）表示：“ 我们尊重并支持社会到2050年实现净零排放的雄心壮志，并继续倡导推动低成本和市场为基础的应对气候变化风险的解决方案的政策。”
埃克森美孚表示，这些目标与该公司支持的巴黎气候协议是一致的。
张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯
原文如下：
Exxon Promises to Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Exxon Mobil Corp. pledged to reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions from its operations over the next five years and eliminate the "routine flaring" of methane by 2030 as it responds to pressure from activists and investors to reduce its carbon footprint.
The Texas oil giant said Monday that it would cut the "intensity" of emissions from its oil and gas production by 15% to 20%, reduce its methane emissions intensity by 40% to 50%, and cut its flaring intensity by 35% to 45%. It didn't provide hard numbers The company also said it would end routine flaring, or venting, of methane from its oil and gas operations by the end of the next decade. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that, like carbon dioxide, is a contributor to climate change, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The targets are related to emissions that come directly from Exxon's operations and not from its products, like gasoline and jet fuel. Exxon said it would begin disclosing emissions data related to its products next year.
"We respect and support society's ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and continue to advocate for policies that promote cost-effective, market-based solutions to address the risks of climate change," Exxon Chief Executive Darren Woods said.
Exxon said the targets are consistent with the Paris climate accord, which the company says it supports.