Comcast

Comcast, a US-headquartered company in the Post and telecommunication services industry, has set ambitious climate targets.

In 2025, Comcast's total reported carbon emissions are projected to be approximately 10.9 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of 407 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of 960 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 9.545 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions include downstream leased assets (3.858 billion kg CO2e) and purchased goods and services (2.711 billion kg CO2e).

Looking back, Comcast's total emissions for 2024 were approximately 11.2 billion kg CO2e, comprising 413 million kg CO2e in Scope 1, 1.127 billion kg CO2e in Scope 2 (market-based), and 10.789 billion kg CO2e in Scope 3. In 2023, total emissions were around 11.3 billion kg CO2e, with 429 million kg CO2e in Scope 1, 1.184 billion kg CO2e in Scope 2 (market-based), and 10.890 billion kg CO2e in Scope 3. The company's Scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions have seen a reduction from 2.332 billion kg CO2e in 2019 to 1.540 billion kg CO2e in 2024.

Comcast aims to achieve carbon neutrality across its global operations for Scope 1 and Scope 2 market-based emissions by 2035. The company also intends to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to "near zero" by the middle of this decade. Furthermore, Comcast has committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. For Scope 3, the company plans to reduce emissions from fuel- and energy-related activities, business travel, employee commuting, use of sold products, and downstream leased assets by 27.5% by 2030, also from a 2019 base year. Comcast is also engaging with its suppliers, targeting that by 2029, at least 36% of its Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services, capital goods, upstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, and upstream leased assets will come from suppliers with science-based targets.

Comcast has made significant progress, having reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 38% from its 2019 base year through 2022, and by 31% through 2023. These near-term targets for Scope 1, 2, and 3 are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with keeping warming to 1.5°C.