Electricite De France

Electricité de France S.A. (EDF), a French electricity distribution and trade services provider, reported its carbon emissions for 2025 as approximately 83 billion kg CO2e. This includes about 15 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1 emissions and approximately 68 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3 emissions. Specifically, within Scope 3, 'use of sold products' contributed around 38.2 billion kg CO2e, 'fuel and energy related activities' approximately 11.9 billion kg CO2e, 'investments' about 5.1 billion kg CO2e, 'capital goods' around 3.3 billion kg CO2e, and 'purchased goods and services' approximately 2.5 billion kg CO2e.

Looking back, in 2024, EDF's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 16.8 billion kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions were about 73.3 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, total emissions were around 91.8 billion kg CO2e, comprising approximately 19 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1, 450 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 (market-based), and 72 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3.

EDF has set several ambitious climate commitments. The company aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across all scopes by 2050. Near-term targets include a 60% reduction in Scope 1 emissions by 2025, compared to a 2017 baseline, and an 80% reduction by 2035, also against a 2017 baseline. EDF also commits to a 70% reduction in Scope 1 emissions by 2030 (from 2017). The company's Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction target, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), is a 50% absolute reduction by 2030 from a 2017 base year. For Scope 3, EDF commits to a 28% absolute reduction in emissions from the use of sold products by 2030 from a 2019 base year, as validated by the SBTi. In 2023, EDF's Scope 1 emissions showed a 21% reduction compared to the previous year.