Consumers 'must change behaviour'

摘要

Consumer behaviour must change if British refineries are to meet the national targets of reducing carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.rnThis was the conclusion of IChemE researcher Dr Philip Holmes when he spoke at the Sustainabilitylive! exhibition last month.rnDr Holmes, who spent two decades working for oil giant ExxonMobil, said that the major refineries could probably reduce their emissions by 60% whilernremaining commercially viable. But, he said, further cuts would only be made if demand dropped.