Nov 05 (Japan Today) - The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota has come joint last in a Greenpeace ranking of carbon emission efforts by auto firms, according to a list published Thursday during the COP26 climate summit.
The campaign group gave Toyota and US-European firm Stellantis "F minus minus" grades for decarbonization efforts including phasing out engines that burn planet-warming fossil fuels in favor of electric vehicles.
Minimizing carbon emissions in the supply chain and reusing or developing greener technology for car batteries were among the factors examined in the report that compared 10 major automakers.
General Motors received the least damning rating with a C- grade, followed by a D for Volkswagen and D- for Renault.
All the other firms, including Ford, Honda and Hyundai-Kia, were rated F plus or minus.
"Toyota, the world's number-one car seller last year, is the most stubborn in holding onto internal combustion engines," said Ada Kong, senior project manager of the auto industry campaign at Greenpeace East Asia.
The Japanese giant is also "most vocal in such advocacy, domestically and abroad", Kong said in a statement.
Toyota, which releases its earnings later Thursday, said in September it would invest 1.5 trillion yen ($13.2 billion) in batteries for electric and hybrid cars by 2030. ...continue reading