NIO Attends COP28 and Shares Its Innovative Practice on Sustainable Development

The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. COP28 is the largest-scale climate change conference of the United Nations to date with close to 10,000 participants, including heads of states and prime ministers, delegates, activists, and entrepreneurs from the world.

From December 5 to 6, NIO, as a member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) , was invited to attend the New Energy Vehicles and Low-Carbon Transportation session chaired by China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) in China Pavilion, the roundtable of Energising Asia: Empowering action for a Fair and Just Energy Transition chaired by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the Promoting Harmonious Coexistence between Humans and Nature by Engaging Multiple Stakeholders session chaired by China Green Carbon Foundation (CGCF) and other organizations.

Dr. Feng SHEN, Executive Vice President of NIO, Chairman of Quality Management Committee, and Head of ESG Affairs shared the company's innovative measures and achievements on promoting the green transformation of transportation and human-nature harmony.

Respond to SBTi and Carry Out Sustainable Practice Across the Value Chain

During the side event of New Energy Vehicles and Low-Carbon Transportation on December 5, Dr. Feng SHEN said that NIO is committed to its sustainability promise, responds to the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and conducts sustainability practice across its value chain. For instance, NIO provides a safer, healthier, and greener “second living room” to users by adopting the eco-friendly material Clean+; it has also developed a carbon emissions reduction library centered on carbon pricing, making it among the first batch of automotive companies to set up a corporate-level carbon pricing mechanism; NIO's Second Advanced Manufacturing Base also adopts green manufacturing measures and reduces resource consumption.

Build a Low-Carbon and Efficient Energy Ecosystem for Fair and Just Energy Transition

During the discussion of Energising Asia: Empowering action for a Fair and Just Energy Transition, Dr. Feng SHEN said that the development of BEV promoted the energy transformation of China's automotive industry. In order to further reduce its carbon emissions, 100% of the NIO's manufacturing base's roofs are equipped with distributed photovoltaic power generation facilities with a photovoltaic utilization rate of over 30%. NIO is also devoted to building Power Up Stations featuring photovoltaic power generation, storage, charging and swapping all in one facility to better leverage clean energy.

In 2022, NIO successfully built the world's first Power Swap Station 100% dependent on clean energy in Lhasa. The station provides charging services to users in Lhasa with clean energy such as solar energy and hydropower from Xizang, contributing to the low-carbon energy ecosystem, which is open and green, safe and efficient. In addition, NIO launched Battery as a Service (BaaS) based on battery swapping. This service allows users to flexibly upgrade batteries on demand – lower capacity batteries for urban drives and higher capacity ones for long-distance trips. With intensive management on a large-scale, NIO realizes lifecycle battery monitoring, contributing to a longer life of batteries, which saves 20% of battery lifetime resources.

Launch a Global Ecosystem Initiative, Joining Hands With the User Community

As for the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity, NIO also plays its role. At NIO Day 2021, NIO launched Clean Parks, a joint ecosystem initiative, aiming to leverage advantages in clean energy utilization and join hands with all parties to support global nature reserves in adopting smart electric vehicles and building clean energy infrastructure, so as to build a clean and low-carbon energy self-circulation system and protect the authenticity and integrity of ecosystems.

As the world’s first open platform to support the construction of national parks and nature reserves initiated by an automotive company, Clean Parks has entered into cooperation with 16 nature reserves across the world, provided 59 ecological patrol vehicles cumulatively, supporting eco-patrolling and expedition campaigns in nature reserves and providing more sustainable ecosystem protection to more environmentally sensitive areas. To encourage community engagement, NIO initiated the Clean Parks Citizen Scientist Program and over 300 users have participated in the program as of today.

NIO has been dedicated to delivering on the vision of Blue Sky Coming since day one. We focus on low-carbon development, ecological protection and management, build green ecosystems together with upstream and downstream partners by creating a lifecycle green industry value chain and practicing sustainability concept, and provide extensive support to the construction of national parks and nature reserves for a bright future and clear sky.