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Groundbreaking Climate Initiative Scales Up Efforts to Eliminate Super Pollutants

ClimeCo, a global leader in decarbonization, and Covestro, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components, announced today a significant milestone with a long-standing nitrous oxide (N2O) abatement project at Covestro’s Baytown, Texas facility, operated and maintained by LSB Industries, Inc., (LSB) surpassing 10 million carbon credits issued—equivalent to approximately 10 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) abated since December 2010.

By ClimeCo | Published 1 month ago | About a 1 minute read

“Covestro’s abatement efforts on our nitric acid unit eliminate nitrous oxide at its source and create permanent and irreversible emissions reductions that not only benefit the environment, but also benefit local communities by improving air quality,” said Victor Ortega, Baytown Site Manager and SVP of Performance Materials & Operations North America. “Nitrous oxide has 273 times more global warming potential than CO2, [1] so we are incredibly proud to be part of a project that delivers lasting, measurable impact and sets a standard for industrial sustainability.”

Through this initiative, the N2O abatement project has abated over 36,000 metric tonnes of N2O – the equivalent to removing more than 2.3 million gas-powered cars from the road for one year. [2] These reductions are verified under the Climate Action Reserve’s (CAR) N2O Abatement Protocol. CAR is a reputable carbon registry, ensuring integrity and transparency in global carbon markets.

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