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EIA Projects > British Petroleum, Pangbourne: September 2004 – October 2004
Project 1 : Appointed to undertake an environmental research study to establish the environmental impact of the car manufacturing industry in Europe, North America and the rest of the World.
Objectives
- To establish the CO2 footprint of a standard passenger car over its entire life-cycle, considering the amount of energy required to manufacture the vehicle.
- Interviewed a variety of people
- Industry Experts, BP Specialists
- Extensive research using of variety of sources;
- BP Global Intranet, Industry Journals, Academic Journals, Internet.
- Presented the findings of report to the research and development team
- It allowed BP to better understand elements of the car manufacturing market to establish ways in which it could develop products to benefit that industry and reduce the impact on the environment.