Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific's reported carbon emissions

Cathay Pacific, an air transport services provider headquartered in Hong Kong, is committed to reducing its climate impact. The airline has set a long-term goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, building on a prior commitment to reduce net aviation CO2 emissions by 50% by 2050, relative to 2005 levels. In terms of emissions, Cathay Pacific reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 1.68 billion kg CO2e for 2025, a slight increase from approximately 1.41 billion kg CO2e in 2024. For 2023, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 1.16 billion kg CO2e. The airline has disclosed some Scope 1 and 2 data for previous years, with Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalling approximately 10.6 billion kg CO2e for 2022, comprising approximately 5.35 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1 and about 5.21 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3. In 2021, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 6.06 billion kg CO2e. For 2020, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 7.59 billion kg CO2e, and in 2019, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 18.49 billion kg CO2e. Historical Scope 1 emissions from mobile combustion were approximately 1.80 billion kg CO2e in 2017 and 1.72 billion kg CO2e in 2016. Cathay Pacific's climate commitments are not cascaded from a parent organisation. The company has reported on various sustainability metrics, including greenhouse gas emissions per available tonne kilometre (ATK) and revenue tonne kilometre (RTK).