Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern, a railway transportation services company headquartered in the US, reported the following emissions data:

In 2024, the company's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 4,018,797,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions were about 135,681,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled approximately 1,773,373,000 kg CO2e. The combined total for Scope 1 and 2 emissions was approximately 4,190,000,000 kg CO2e.

For 2023, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 4,240,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, these combined emissions were around 4,280,000,000 kg CO2e, and in 2021, approximately 4,310,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2020, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 4,200,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions reported at around 193,097,000 kg CO2e (location-based) and 176,274,000 kg CO2e (market-based).

In 2019, Norfolk Southern reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 4,784,047,000 kg CO2e, and combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 4,990,000,000 kg CO2e. Scope 2 emissions were reported at 201,474,000 kg CO2e for both market and location-based. Scope 3 emissions in 2019 included approximately 1,566,764,000 kg CO2e from capital goods, 8,309,000 kg CO2e from business travel, 112,236,000 kg CO2e from employee commute, 1,514,000 kg CO2e from upstream leased assets, 146,465,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 80,530,000 kg CO2e from waste generated in operations, 1,074,376,000 kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities, and 22,998,000 kg CO2e from upstream transportation and distribution.

Norfolk Southern has established a science-based target to achieve a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2034, from a 2019 base year. The company also aims to increase renewable energy usage to 30% by 2030. Additionally, Norfolk Southern has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions in Georgia by 2050. In 2023, the company reported a 6% reduction in emissions intensity and a 15% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions from the base year.