Neste and Liiga team up to reduce emissions from sports team's travel
Published by Poppy Clements,
Assistant Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
With the switch from fossil diesel to Neste MY Renewable Diesel, Liiga targets to reduce a substantial part of its annual total emissions.
Liiga has been focusing on the environmental responsibility of its operations in recent years and is committed to further reducing its carbon footprint. Liiga teams' travel emissions, approximately 8% of Liiga's total emissions, are the fourth largest source of emissions after spectator travel (64%), arenas’ electricity consumption (17%), and arenas’ heating (11%).
“We are glad to partner with Liiga, which shows an inspiring example of how more sustainable solutions can be adopted in sports. Neste MY Renewable Diesel provides Liiga an immediate and effortless way to reduce emissions from the teams’ bus transports. Neste targets to help its customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 million tpy by 2030. We are excited to help Liiga to work towards its sustainability goals,” said Joni Pihlström, Vice President, Marketing & Services at Neste.
Neste's station network serves as the official rest stop for Liiga during the season 2024 - 2025. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is available at nearly 190 Neste stations across Finland, making it easy for the teams to refuel their buses while players enjoy their break.
To accurately track emission reductions, the bus company transporting a Liiga team will utilise a team-specific customer number when refuelling Neste MY Renewable Diesel. This will send data on the refuelling to the Neste MY Carbon Footprint reporting service, enabling Liiga to monitor fuel consumption by each team and report the overall greenhouse gas emission reduction achieved.
“We believe that sports can have a natural role in society as a forerunner in sustainability providing a visible example. Our partnership with Neste allows us to take a concrete step forward in reducing our transport emissions and demonstrate our strong commitment to sustainability. It is also important that we get comprehensive reports from Neste regarding the teams' travel, enabling us to further develop and improve our operations for future seasons,” said Vili Nurmi, Sales Director at Finnish National Ice Hockey League.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/clean-fuels/07112024/neste-and-liiga-team-up-to-reduce-emissions-from-sports-teams-travel/
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