Channel 4

Channel 4 has set ambitious climate targets, aligning with a 1.5°C pathway. For the near term, they commit to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2030, using a 2021 baseline. They also aim to reduce absolute Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 25% within the same timeframe. Looking long-term, Channel 4 has a net-zero target for all scopes by 2050, with a commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 90% and Scope 3 emissions by 90% by 2050 from their 2021 baseline.

While specific absolute emissions data for recent years is not fully disclosed in the provided information, Channel 4 does report some Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions for 2020. In 2020, Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity were approximately 50,642.8 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were approximately 506,073,500.4 kg CO2e.

For the years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Channel 4 has not disclosed specific absolute emissions data, but rather provides intensity ratios for revenue. For example, in 2023, the intensity ratio for market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions was approximately 0.000338 tonnes CO2e per £1 million in turnover. In 2022, this intensity ratio was approximately 0.000000359 tonnes CO2e per £1 million in turnover. In 2021, the intensity ratio was approximately 0.000291 tonnes CO2e per £1 million in turnover.

Channel 4's climate commitments are supported by its commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).