2011 Annual Report - OTCIQ.com

42 Corporate Sustainability
In recent years, society’s expectations towards the energy
industry have increased. Our stakeholders expect us to operate
our businesses responsibly and sustainably. At the same time,
we face greater challenges, like finding answers to climate
change and sustainable solutions for the energy supply system
of the future. E.ON’s new strategy, cleaner & better energy,
addresses these complex demands. In line with this strategy,
in 2011 we designed a new sustainability program that focuses
on further embedding sustainability criteria (such as environmental
protection, occupational safety, and corporate governance)
into key business areas. In dialog with various stakeholders,
we have set long-term targets, which we describe in
our Sustainability Report. This annual publication also explains
our key focus areas and reports on the latest developments.
It is only by reporting on our performance transparently and
by continually engaging our stakeholders that we will engender
the trust and acceptance that we need to ensure the longterm
success of our business.
Our successes in 2011 included reducing our accident rate and
promoting responsible fuel procurement by cofounding the
Better Coal initiative. We were again included in the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index, which underscores our performance as
a sustainability-oriented company. More information about our
sustainability efforts is available at www.eon.com, where
you will also find our new Sustainability Report, which will be
released in May 2012.
Emissions data for our power and heat generation are segmented
by country in accordance with the EU Emissions
Trading Scheme. This differs from the segmentation for the
rest of our reporting.
E.ON emitted about 125 million metric tons of CO 2 from power
and heat generation in 2011, of which 88 million metric tons
were in Europe. We were allocated EU carbon allowances for
81 million metric tons. Overall, our carbon intensity increased
by about 4 percent to 0.43 metric tons per MWh. Our carbon
intensity in Europe rose from 0.39 metric tons per MWh to
0.41 metric tons per MWh. This increase is attributable to Germany’s
decision in 2011 to shut down several nuclear power
stations, which eliminated a portion of our carbon-free generating
capacity in our largest market. Nevertheless, reducing
our carbon intensity remains our long-term objective.
Carbon Emissions from Power and Heat
Generation, Allocated EU Carbon Allowances
Million metric tons CO2 emissions
Allocated
carbon
allowances
Germany 38.16 28.12
United Kingdom 18.73 17.22
Spain 4.98 4.82
France 4.59 7.68
Italy 7.59 7.67
Other EU Countries1 14.40 15.16
E.ON Group (Europe only) 88.45 80.67
Russia2 36.14 –
E.ON Group 124.59 –
1 Includes carbon emissions from gas transport.
2 Russia is not covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.
E.ON Group Carbon Intensity1 Metric tons of CO2 per MWh 2011 2010
Germany 0.38 0.32
United Kingdom 0.62 0.66
Spain 0.55 0.51
France 0.71 0.81
Italy 0.45 0.41
Other EU Countries 0.26 0.27
E.ON Group (Europe only) 2 0.41 0.39
Russia 0.56 0.56
E.ON Group3 0.43 0.42
1 Specific carbon emissions are defined as the amount of CO2 emitted for each
MWh of electricity generated.
2 Includes renewables generation in Europe.
3 Includes renewables generation outside Europe (wind power in the United States).