Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad, a railway transportation services company headquartered in the US, reported approximately 15.01 billion kg CO2e of total emissions in 2024. This figure encompasses Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions.

For 2023, Union Pacific's total emissions were approximately 14.72 billion kg CO2e. Scope 1 emissions for that year totalled about 9.16 billion kg CO2e, while Scope 2 emissions were approximately 215.8 million kg CO2e (location-based). Scope 3 emissions for 2023 were around 5.32 billion kg CO2e, with significant contributions from fuel and energy-related activities (approximately 3.0 billion kg CO2e) and purchased goods and services (approximately 805.3 million kg CO2e).

In alignment with climate action, Union Pacific has committed to reducing its absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50.4% by 2030, using 2018 as the baseline year. This target is aligned with a 1.5°C pathway. Furthermore, the company is also committed to a 50.4% absolute reduction in specific Scope 3 categories, including purchased goods and services, capital goods, and fuel and energy-related activities, also by 2030 from the 2018 baseline. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved these near-term targets. Union Pacific also previously had an SBTi approved target to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 26% by 2030 against a 2018 baseline.