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CUMMINS’ ZERO EMISSIONS ROAD MAP
A major global engineering powerhouse like Cummins has been reassessing long term plans in reaction to the impending climate crisis for many years. Mike Fowler, Cummins Director and General Manager On Highway Asia Pacific talks to PowerTorque and explains Cummins’ zero emissions road map to get the company to carbon neutrality by 2050.
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ummins’ Destination Zero strategy outlines the company’s vision for achieving a zero-emissions future. The recently announced strategy is looking for the engine maker to go further and faster to reduce the greenhouse gas and air quality impacts of its products and reach zero emissions by 2050 in a way that is best for Cummins and all stakeholders. “On the path to zero emissions, we want to remind the industry that it’s a path to zero emission, it’s not a light switch event,” says Mike Fowler, Cummins Director and General Manager On Highway Asia Pacific. “The plan is to minimise carbon
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emissions over the period between now and 2050. Waiting for vehicles which create zero emissions actually yields a worse carbon footprint over time than adopting a path to zero which has near-term wins in it.” Cummins is already well down the track of creating better drivelines with lower fuel consumption, automation, down-speeding, renewable fuels etc. This is part of a long term stageby-stage strategy by Cummins to ensure that the product the company sells, from today, reduces carbon emissions as technology becomes available and viable. As Cummins is outlining its road map forward and continuing its tradition of innovation, there are 11,000
Mike Fowler, Cummins Director and General Manager On Highway Asia Pacific.
