"Champions for sustainability:" Olympic athletes promote Panasonic at CES

Record ID: 1705204

  • Title: "Champions for sustainability:" Olympic athletes promote Panasonic at CES
  • Date: 4th January 2023
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR AND HONORARY PANASONIC CLIMATE ACTION AMBASSADOR, KAL PENN, SAYING: “Almost every technological advancement you'll see over the next forty or so minutes benefits not only those who use Panasonic solutions but also our planet. And you'll see how Panasonic doesn't just talk about deepening their commitment to sustainability. They're doing it every day.” SHOT OF THE SCREEN, WIDENS TO KAL PENN INTRODUCING OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATER NATHAN CHEN (SOUNDBITE) (English) NATHAN CHEN, FIGURE SKATER, SAYING: “To be a champion, whether at the Olympic Games or in life, you need to set a goal and then do everything in your power to achieve that goal. When it comes to the climate crisis, scientists have set a target to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. Right now, however, the science suggests that the increase in global temperature is more likely to be as high as 2.5 degrees Celsius. That's why I'm proud to work with Panasonic and help address this urgent issue."
  • Embargoed: 18th January 2023 23:02
  • Keywords: INNOVATION PANASONIC TECHNOLOGY
  • Location: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES
  • City: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Information Technologies / Computer Sciences,North America,Science
  • Reuters ID: LVA002038904012023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Panasonic unveiled new plans on Wednesday (January 4) at CES in Las Vegas that focused on the climate and reducing their impact.
    "Solving global environmental issues is our top priority and achieving net zero by 2030 is only the beginning," said Panasonic Group Chief Technology Officer Tatsuo Ogawa at the event. "Our goal is to lower emissions on the planet by 1% of total emissions by 2050. That's 300 million tons of CO2 saved from our atmosphere. It's an ambitious goal but an achievable one."
    The company also recently opened a new electrical vehicle battery plant and aims to produce more infrastructure for vehicles in the years ahead.
    "66 batteries per second. 5.5 million batteries a day, that's 2 billion batteries per year," said President Allan Swain of Panasonic Energy of North America, boasting about the company's new plant in development in Kansas, as well as their plant in Nevada. "In the next 24 hours, we will deliver our seven billionths in Nevada. So it's an awesome scalability that Panasonic has delivered."
    In addition to the climate-focused plans, the company released its plans for a new version of its OLED televisions, photographic equipment, and an all-in-one shaver that wastes less plastic than others currently on the market.
    (Production: Matt McKnight)
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