三菱将在2030年前投入175亿美元来推动脱碳

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据烃加工新闻10月18日消息称，日本三菱公司周一表示，到2030年，该公司将在可再生能源和氢气等替代能源领域投资2万亿日元(合175.4亿美元)，以推动其脱碳和减排努力。

　　三菱公司是一家贸易公司和矿产资源公司，在全球拥有能源和金属资产。该公司在一份声明中表示，其目标是到2030年将温室气体排放量在2020年的水平上减半，并在2050年实现净零排放。

　　此举出台之际，全球石油和煤炭生产商及消费者正通过投资于更清洁的能源和开发消除气候变暖气体的技术，加速远离化石燃料。

　　在三菱2万亿日元的预算中，大约一半将用于扩大其可再生能源资产，主要是风力发电，其余将用于氢和氨、液化天然气(LNG)以及用于电气化和电池的金属。

　　这家日本公司将继续投资液化天然气，因为它认为液化天然气作为一种过渡性能源将发挥重要作用，但计划在液化天然气供应链中使用碳捕获和存储等技术来减少二氧化碳排放。

　　三菱还在考虑增持铜等用于电气化的贱金属。

　　该公司还在考虑进一步投资锂等电池金属，以及与绿色经济相关的其他材料，包括铝土矿。铝土矿是铝的原材料，可用于减轻汽车重量，减少二氧化碳排放。

　　朱佳妮 摘译自 烃加工新闻

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　　Mitsubishi to spend $17.5 B by 2030 to drive decarbonization

　　Japan's Mitsubishi Corp will invest 2 trillion yen ($17.54 B) by 2030 in alternative energies such as renewables and hydrogen to drive its decarbonization efforts and cut emissions, it said on Monday.

　　Mitsubishi, a trading house and mineral resources company with energy and metals assets worldwide, aims to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 on 2020 levels, and to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, it said in a statement.

　　The move comes as oil and coal producers and consumers worldwide accelerate a move away from fossil fuels by investing in cleaner energy and developing technology to eliminate climate-warming gases.

　　Of Mitsubishi's 2 trillion yen budget, about half will be spent on expanding its renewable energy assets, mainly wind power, while the rest will go to hydrogen and ammonia, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and metals used in electrification and batteries.

　　The Japanese company will keep investing in LNG as it believes it will play an important role as a transitional energy, but plans to use carbon capture and storage and other technology to cut CO2 emissions in the LNG supply chain.

　　Mitsubishi is also considering increasing its stake in base metals used in electrification such as copper.

　　It is also eyeing further investments in battery metals like lithium, and other materials linked to the green economy including bauxite, the raw material in aluminum, which is used to lighten vehicles to cut carbon dioxide emissions.