Annual Report - EDP

: performance :specific emissions figure for the EDP Groupof 0.265 tCO 2/MWh, which would be in line withthe set target. In addition to the real specificemissions figures for the 2005-2012 period,the graph above also shows, for comparisonpurposes, the estimated figures for saidemissions based on projected mean water years.SPECIFIC CO 2EMISSIONS OF EDP (gCO 2/kWh)AND REDUCTION TARGETS0.60REAL0.480.460.392005 2006 2007 20080.360.242009 2010CORRECTED WITH IPH=10.292011640.32Target 20120.27Target 20200.122012 2020Carbon Disclosure ProjectThe Carbon Disclosure Project has becomea global benchmark for the corporate reportingof direct and indirect CO 2emissions. In 2012 EDPwas given a 96/100 rating for reporting and a Bin performance, which was the best reportingscore in Portugal and the fourth best in theuniverse of electricity utilities worldwide.The following table shows the direct (scope 1) andindirect (scopes 2 and 3) emissions broken downinto categories and determined in accordance withthe methodology defined in the GHG Protocol.It is noteworthy that, under the LEAN project, whichaims to promote a culture of ongoing improvement,the implementation of six initives were concluded,in order to reduce energy consumption onthe premises of the EDP Group, and helped toapproximately avoid emissions of 1,017 tCO 2.CO 2eqemissions of the edp group (kt)GrOup Portugal spain BrazilEDPRenováveisscope 1 (ktCO 2eq) 18,045.6 9,026.1 9,013.0 5,2 1.3Stationary combustion 18,004.7 9,010.6 8,994.1 - -SF6 Emissions 6.8 3.3 2.5 1.0 0.1Company fleet 18.2 11.9 1.1 4.2 1.0Natural gas consumption 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.2Natural gas losses(T&D)15.6 0.3 15.3 - -scope 2 (ktCO 2eq) 1,454.8 1,104.9 126.2 201.6 22.0Electricity consumptionin office buildings8.8 4.9 2.1 0.8 1.1Electricity losses(T&D)1,157.3 854.2 103.6 199.5 -Backfeed Power - Wind 288.6 245.9 20.4 1.4 21.0scope 3 (ktCO 2eq) 1,455.4 840.8 604.4 5.8 4.3Business travel 10.8 3.1 1.0 3.5 3.1Rented vehicles 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0Employee Commuting 4.5 0.1 0.8 2.3 1.2Fuel and by-producttransportation1,405.7 803.4 602.2 0.0 0.0Outsourcers(construction site)33.9 33.9 0.0 0.0 0.0CO 2emissions avoidedThe use of renewable energy sources for thegeneration of electricity in the EDP Group hasthe environmental advantage of avoiding theuse of fossil fuels (coal, fuel oil, natural gas)to produce the same energy and consequentlyreduce greenhouse gases emissions. In recentyears, the strategy of commitment to renewablesources has resulted in a progressive increasein CO 2emissions avoided, which in 2012 reachedapproximately 22 million tonnes.Management of the carboncredits portfolioEDP has maintained the strategy it adopted inprevious years of using carbon credits acquiredboth in the primary market and the secondarymarket, in addition to the use of CO 2emissionlicenses in order to meet the emission targetsthat apply to its combustion plants in Portugal andSpain.In Brazil, where there is no carbon market inoperation, EDP has been a pioneer in the electricitysector in developing carbon credit projects.It has five Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)projects registered with the Executive Board of theUNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention onClimate Change): increasing the power of the fourthmachine at its Mascarenhas hydroelectric powerstation; the São João and Paraíso hydroelectricpower stations; and the Água Doce and Horizontewind farms. To date, the UN has issued 40,426Certified Emission Reductions (CERs).Primary energy andefficiency of thermalpower stationsPrimary energy consumption is heavily dependent(99.8%) on combustion of fossil fuels in thermalpower stations. In 2012, it totalled 197,723 TJ,which is a slight increase (2.5%) on the precedingyear. This was, once again, a result of the intensiveuse of coal-fired power stations in Portugaland Spain. In contrast, the primary energyconsumption, in the form of fuel for the vehiclefleet, was reduced by approx. 8%.thermal efficiency in generation facilities (%)2012 2011Group Portugal spain Group Portugal spainCoal and Fuel oil 36.2 37.3 34.8 35.8 37.1 34.4CCGT 50.5 49.7 51.2 51.9 52.1 51.7CHP and waste 76.0 82.9 67.4 73.3 81.7 63.9Biomass 22.6 22.6 - 21.2 21.2 -In comparison to 2011, the yield of the coal-firedpower stations (conventional thermal powerstations) increased, as they operated in a morefavourable operating regime (load factor above80%), but decreased for the natural gas plants forprecisely the opposite reason (load factor of lessthan 10%).3.4.3. biodiversityEDP MANAGEMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS IN 2012Unit Portugal spain BrazilDistribution GridsHV Overhead km 884 101 112Underground km 14 1 0MV Overhead km 7,836 725 3,993Underground km 847 40 10Substacions no. 18 9 12Generation activity (ha) (1)Flooded areasby reservoirs (2) ha 3,074 260 0(1) The affected areas concerning wind activity are available at: www.edprenovaveis.com >Sustainability > Corporate Social Responsibility > Wind Projects(2) In Portugal, area reduction compared to 2011 is explained by a revision process. Thiswas due to an update of protected areas by national authorities and due to an update of EDPProduction assets (previous values still included assets transfered to EDP Renewables). Newpower plants under construction are already included.The loss of biodiversity, and consequentdegradation of ecosystem services, is oneof today’s major concerns worldwide. Since2007, EDP has published a Biodiversity Policythat outlines a management approach aimed atachieving an overall positive balance betweenthe negative impacts of EDP operations and theminimisation, offsetting and scientific knowledgesupport measures that the company fosters andimplements. Each year a biodiversity report ispublished, highlighting a number of initiativesin course. It is available at www.edp.pt>sustainability> environment> biodiversity.A World Full Of Energy