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Dubai – IKEA, one of the world’s best-known and loved home furnishing brands, aims to cut its CO2 emissions in the UAE by up to 90 percent on the way to its ultimate goal of emission-free deliveries by 2025, just four short years away.
Farjad Shah, Sustainability Developer of IKEA UAE, said this was part of the company’s extensive sustainability strategy. “To meet this goal we’ve been using Neutral Fuels B100 Net Zero Biofuel™ since 2019, specifically in the delivery vehicles that transport goods from Jebel Ali port to our various local distribution centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.”
He said IKEA was hugely committed to sustainability right across the business. “Discovering the ease with which we could switch to biofuel was a happy revelation for us. From one refuelling to the next, we exchanged dirty fossil fuel for clean, green biofuel without any modifications at all. We immediately became part of the solution to climate change rather than continuing as part of the problem.”
Karl W Feilder, CEO of Neutral Fuels, said IKEA’s commitment was exactly what was needed from the entire corporate world. “Biofuel is the quickest and easiest way to cut carbon emissions. If every diesel engine switched to pure B100 biofuel today, we would see a direct improvement in Earth’s atmosphere as climate change started to diminish.”
According to Feilder, the transportation and logistics industries need to mandate biofuel for use in all diesel vehicles. “With such a clear, easy and proven path away from carbon emissions, there’s no excuse for not committing to carbon neutrality as IKEA has done.”
In early March, 2021, the United Nations urged countries to adopt stronger and more ambitious plans to reach the Paris Agreement climate goals, saying the world was "Nowhere close to the level of action needed to fight global warming".
Feilder said: “Every company needs to declare its Net Zero strategy – with the emphasis on zero. Viable alternative renewable fuels offer a direct path away from problematic fossil fuel.”
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Neutral Fuels pioneered Net Zero Biofuel™ in the UAE, the clean, green renewable fuel which immediately reduces transport carbon emissions to zero, enabling organisations to stop contributing to climate change. Surrounded by bespoke technology including an embedded AI engine, handheld apps, and IoT (Internet of Things) sensors, Neutral Fuels gives each customer a full supply chain audit trail and detailed insights that enable them to reduce fuel consumption and operating costs, and improve fleet efficiency.
Neutral Fuels is a member of The Neutral Group, an international cleantech organisation which builds sustainability strategies for the logistics, maritime, energy, hospitality and FMCG industries. Neutral Fuels is the largest producer of biofuel in the Gulf region. Headquartered in Dubai, the company is rapidly extending its operations to other parts of the world. Neutral Fuels was the first company to achieve ESMA certification (UAE.S 5023:2018) and its fuels are compliant with the European Standards EN 14214 and the American Standards ASTM D6751.
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