Holland America Line

Holland America Line's reported carbon emissions

Holland America Line, a cruise line based in the Netherlands operating in the sea and coastal water transportation services industry, has established ambitious climate commitments. The company aims for net carbon-neutral ship operations by 2050, a long-term goal encompassing all scopes of emissions. In terms of historical emissions, for the year 2020, Holland America Line reported approximately 817.5 million kg CO2e of Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Scope 1 emissions for 2020 were approximately 815.5 million kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions (market-based) at around 2 million kg CO2e and (location-based) at approximately 1.7 million kg CO2e. Prior to this, in 2018, total emissions were approximately 1.21 billion kg CO2e, comprising about 1.21 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1 and roughly 1.2 billion kg CO2e from Scope 2. In 2017, total emissions stood at approximately 1.24 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 1.24 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 at around 1.22 billion kg CO2e. For 2015, total emissions were approximately 1.28 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 1.26 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 at approximately 11.7 million kg CO2e. In 2013, total emissions were around 1.35 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at approximately 1.34 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 at about 5.2 million kg CO2e. Holland America Line's emissions data and climate targets are cascaded from its parent company, Carnival Corporation & plc. Carnival Corporation & plc has set an aspiration for net-zero emissions by 2050 and has also committed to sending 100 per cent of waste to waste-to-energy facilities by the same year. Historically, Carnival Corporation & plc aimed to reduce the intensity of CO2e emissions from its operations by 25% by 2020, relative to a 2005 baseline, for both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Between 2011 and 2015, the company also achieved a reduction in the total quantity of GHGs emitted from its ship operations by 15.9%. Furthermore, a 2015 target for Holland America Line and its sister cruise lines was to reduce the intensity of emissions from shipboard operations by 20% against 2005 performance. While Scope 3 emissions data is not currently available for Holland America Line, the company's sustainability reports indicate the need to address emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel and energy-related activities, and upstream transportation and distribution.