Trina Solar

Trina Solar, a Chinese research and development services company, reported total market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 2.9 billion kg CO2e in 2024. In the same year, their Scope 3 emissions were about 22.8 billion kg CO2e. This follows 2023 data which indicated total market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 2.1 billion kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions of about 21.4 billion kg CO2e.

Trina Solar has set several climate commitments:

• Near-term targets:
  • Reduce Scope 1 emissions by 50% from a 2020 baseline by 2030.
  • Reduce Scope 2 emissions by 50% from a 2020 baseline by 2030.
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions to near zero by the middle of this decade (2025).
  • Achieve a 50% reduction in GHG emissions intensity (tCO2e/MW) of cells in Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2025 against a 2020 baseline.
  • Achieve a 40% reduction in GHG emissions intensity (tCO2e/MW) of modules in Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2025 against a 2020 baseline.
• Long-term target:
  • Achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 across all scopes.

Trina Solar has been a 'Committed' member of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), although their near-term target status has been listed as 'Removed' and 'Commitment removed' in some records, with an 'Expired commitment' extension. They were a BA1.5 member from 2021.