City of Melbourne

As an entity in the Public administration and defence services; compulsory social security services industry, the City of Melbourne, headquartered in AU, has disclosed climate commitments and emissions data.

For the most recent year with disclosed emissions, 2020, City of Melbourne reported total emissions of approximately 12,345,000 kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions of around 1,425,000 kg CO2e, primarily from stationary combustion, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 759,000 kg CO2e from purchased electricity, and Scope 3 emissions of about 1,526,000 kg CO2e from waste generated in operations. While Scope 1, 2, and 3 data are available for 2020, some Scope 3 categories, such as purchased goods and services, business travel, and employee commute, are not disclosed.

Looking at previous years, in 2016, City of Melbourne reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 1,268,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of about 15,071,000 kg CO2e. For 2015, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1,459,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were around 16,037,000 kg CO2e. In 2014, Scope 1 emissions were about 1,140,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were around 17,700,000 kg CO2e. For 2013, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1,770,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were about 15,321,000 kg CO2e. In 2012, the organisation reported total emissions of approximately 52,059,000 kg CO2e, however, individual scope breakdowns are not provided for that year.

City of Melbourne has a long-term net-zero commitment to achieve Net Zero Emissions across all scopes by 2040 for the entire municipality.