Sustainable Facts & Figures

What is climate change?

• Eleven of the last twelve years have ranked among the warmest on record since 1850, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
• Sea levels are rising, consistent with what can be expected as a result of global warming.

How is climate change being addressed worldwide?

• Climate change is a global problem requiring global action.
• By 2012, developed countries will have to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 5% below 1990 levels.
• For many countries, such as the EU member states, this means some 15% below their estimated greenhouse gas emissions in 2008.

How does this affect industry and industrial plants?

• Through a combination of penalties and incentives, governments are trying to move industry in a direction that will allow their countries as a whole to meet their Kyoto targets.
• Emissions trading schemes, where industries pay for their greenhouse gas emissions, are likely to drive up energy costs in the future.
• Companies that need more CO₂ credits will have to buy them on the open market.
• Prices of CO₂ credits are expected to increase in the coming years.
• Regardless of whether companies are efficient or not, electricity prices will go up for everyone as power generators pass emission permit costs on to consumers.
• Energy prices have become volatile due to uncertainty about the supply situation.
• The prices of fuels such as coal, oil, gas and electricity have been rising for more than five years and are unlikely to fall significantly in the near future.
• Businesses of all sizes in all industries need to become more energy efficient.
• Customers prefer to embrace the opportunities offered by improved energy efficiency rather than waiting to be forced into action by energy prices that climb rapidly, with or without government intervention.

What does this mean for CP and its pumps?

• Ever since 1948, CP has been committed to producing the world’s finest “safe pumps” – both sealless magnetic drive pumps and double mechanical seal pumps.
• In 2004, CP decided to shift its strategic focus towards enhancing the energy efficiency of its “safe pumps”, realising the potential of pumps that are both safe and energy efficient.
• Over the past years, CP has optimised 18 complete pump hydraulic systems using CFX modelling software, increasing pump efficiency by up to 37%.
• We are continuously seeking ways to improve energy efficiency even further. This goes hand in hand with safety because we at CP see safety as a complement and not as a substitute for energy efficiency.

Energy efficiency cannot happen overnight, but is the result of a determined effort over time. A good place to start is to look at your pumps and systems.

We did the same – and you could benefit from the savings!