Where We Stand

Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) and Climate Solutions
From our earliest days as a gases company with atmospheric gas separation at our core, we’ve delivered technologies and solutions that have contributed to cleaner air, energy efficiency improvements, and safer products for our customers and the communities where we live and operate. In bringing this unique capability and real answers to market problems, our commitment to protect the environment has never wavered. Nearly 70 years later, with the hurdles we all face in protecting the global environment from climate change, we believe the challenge of mitigating greenhouse gases (GHGs) must be addressed through a diverse mix of technology solutions.

We’ve focused our efforts on developing and implementing clean energy technologies with the potential to reduce GHG emissions across the energy supply chain. As the world’s leading producer of hydrogen, we enable refineries to convert a variety of sour crudes into low-sulfur, cleaner-burning fuel—and more of it. Beyond traditional steam methane reforming, we also are involved in a number of projects to produce hydrogen energy from renewable feedstocks. We also have unequaled experience supplying massive-scale oxygen systems for solid fuel combustion and oil or coal gasification. And we’ve pioneered a suite of carbon capture, purification and compression solutions, including patented oxyfuel technology with the potential for exceptionally high capture rates. In addition, Air Products has engineered nearly 100 hydrogen fueling stations globally—more than any other company—in support of a potential future hydrogen economy. We continue to invest in both internal and external R&D while remaining active in a number of global initiatives working to combat climate change and advocate pragmatic policies and solutions. These include the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Association, Canada’s Integrated CO2 Network, and the PEW Business Environmental Leadership Council, among others.