ETH Zürich

ETH Zürich's reported carbon emissions

ETH Zürich, an education services provider based in CH, reported a total of approximately 181,000,000 kg CO2e for the year 2024. This encompassed Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. Scope 1 emissions for 2024 were approximately 6,606,000 kg CO2e, while Scope 2 emissions totalled about 2,657,000 kg CO2e. Significant contributors to their Scope 3 emissions in 2024 included purchased goods and services (approximately 41,500,000 kg CO2e) and employee commute (approximately 33,000,000 kg CO2e). Business travel contributed approximately 12,084,000 kg CO2e. ETH Zürich is committed to achieving Net Zero in its own operations by 2030. This ambitious goal involves reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50 percent compared to the benchmark year 2006. Data from 2020 indicates that Scope 2 emissions had already been reduced by around 12% since 2006, despite growth in student and employee numbers. Furthermore, between 2006 and 2020, Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions combined saw a reduction of approximately 46%. In 2018, there was a target to reduce direct CO2 emissions on Campus Hönggerberg by 50 percent by 2020, based on a 2006 baseline. Earlier emissions data from 2020 reported total emissions of approximately 14,669,000 kg CO2e. Scope 1 emissions in 2020 were approximately 6,773,000 kg CO2e, with stationary combustion being a significant factor. Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity were approximately 1,315,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2020 totalled approximately 6,581,000 kg CO2e, with business travel accounting for approximately 4,514,000 kg CO2e and employee commute for approximately 2,067,000 kg CO2e. Note that purchased goods and services were a missing data point for Scope 3 in 2020. The institution has been tracking its emissions across all scopes since at least 2009, with data available for Scope 1 and Scope 2 for that year. Historical data also shows emissions figures for Scope 1 and Scope 2 ranging from approximately 1,075,000 kg CO2e to 10,750,000 kg CO2e and 1,377,000 kg CO2e to 1,609,000 kg CO2e respectively between 2008 and 2020. Emissions data is sourced directly from ETH Zürich's sustainability reports.