Continental

Continental's reported carbon emissions

Continental's carbon emissions for 2025 totalled approximately 83.5 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of about 600 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of approximately 108 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of nearly 82.8 billion kg CO2e. In 2024, the company reported total emissions of roughly 100.3 billion kg CO2e. Continental has set ambitious climate targets. By 2040, the company aims for 100% carbon neutrality in its own operations (Scope 1 and 2). Furthermore, Continental has committed to an interim target of reducing its own emissions to 0.7 million metric tons of CO2e by 2030, representing a reduction of over 20% compared to 2023 levels. Specifically, Continental has committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), pledging to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 75% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline. They also commit to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 30% over the same timeframe. An additional commitment includes reducing indirect use-phase emissions associated with products used in motor vehicles by 30% within the same period. Historically, Continental reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 890 million kg CO2e in 2023 and 990 million kg CO2e in 2022. In 2020, their Scope 1 and 2 emissions were around 990 million kg CO2e. They have also reported significant reductions, such as a 70% reduction in total CO2 emissions between fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020, following a switch to green electricity.