Sse

SSE, a UK-headquartered company in the distribution and trade services of electricity industry, reported its most recent emissions data for 2025. In 2025, the company's total emissions were approximately 10.24 billion kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions of about 5.2 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 500 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling around 4.5 billion kg CO2e. Within its Scope 3 emissions, investments accounted for approximately 1.6 billion kg CO2e, use of sold products for about 1.95 billion kg CO2e, and fuel and energy-related activities for roughly 850 million kg CO2e.

Looking back, SSE's Scope 1 emissions have fluctuated, from approximately 8.8 billion kg CO2e in 2019 to about 4.3 billion kg CO2e in 2024. Scope 2 emissions have remained relatively stable, generally around 500 million kg CO2e to 700 million kg CO2e in recent years. Scope 3 emissions have ranged from about 3.4 billion kg CO2e in 2021 to around 4.8 billion kg CO2e in 2023.

SSE has set ambitious climate commitments. It aims to achieve net zero for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040 and for remaining Scope 3 emissions by 2050. The company is committed to reducing its absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 72.5% by 2030, using a 2017/18 base year. Furthermore, SSE plans to reduce the carbon intensity of its Scope 1 GHG emissions by 80% by 2030, compared to 2017/18 levels, targeting 61gCO2e/kWh. For Scope 3, SSE aims to reduce absolute GHG emissions from the use of products sold by 50% by 2034, also from a 2017/18 base year. These targets are approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with the targets covering Scope 1 and 2 emissions classified as consistent with a 1.5°C warming scenario. SSE has also committed that 50% of its suppliers by spend will have science-based targets by 2024.