LONGi has officially released its 2024-2025 climate action white paperduring COP 30 in Brazil, its fourth since 2021, the report systematically outlining the strategic ambition and implementation pathway to achieve net-zero emissions across the entire value chain by 2050. LONGi’s Li Zhenguo commented, in a presentation to conference attendees: “Addressing climate change is a systemic project requiring global collaboration. The value of a business is reflected not only in its economic benefits, but also in its contributions to our planetary home.” Li went on to propose four key initiatives: building an open innovation ecosystem, advancing energy equity and accessibility, deepening global cooperation mechanisms and improving green development policies, calling on all sectors worldwide to move from commitment to implementation.
As the first Chinese PV manufacturer to have its targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the company further specifies phased targets in its document, separating its emission reduction pathway into five pillars: operational decarbonization, value chain collaboration, product carbon footprint management, climate solutions development and promotion of a ‘just’ transition.
To reduce its upstream carbon footprint, LONGi has launched a “supply chain green partner empowerment program”, promoting carbon footprint verification for 50 suppliers. In logistics, the company increased the proportion of multimodal transport through methods including moving from road to water and sea-rail combined transport.
At product level, LONGi continues to advance carbon footprint certification and low-carbon design, its silicon wafers, modules and hydrogen energy products obtaining 53 carbon footprint certificates in 2024. In addition, through diversified applications including BIPV, PV+Agriculture and PV+Hydrogen, the company is building a clean energy substitution system covering buildings, transportation and industry, with projects implemented in Uzbekistan, Egypt and Brazil demonstrating PV’s adaptability and reliability under extreme climatic conditions.
From proposing its “Solar for Solar” vision, to becoming the first company in the industry to pass SBTi validation and now to releasing a white paper fully benchmarked against international standards, LONGi is progressively transforming from a single PV product supplier into a builder and advocate of a zero-carbon energy ecosystem.
Li concluded his address to attendees stating: “The green transition is not just a responsibility, but also a new development opportunity.”