United States Steel

United States Steel, an Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing company headquartered in the US, reported approximately 25.6 billion kg CO2e for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2024.

For 2023, the company reported total Scope 1 emissions of around 27.23 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of approximately 2.28 billion kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2023 included roughly 9.36 billion kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, about 5.19 billion kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities, approximately 1.02 billion kg CO2e from upstream transportation and distribution, around 390 million kg CO2e from capital goods, approximately 13.4 million kg CO2e from employee commute, and about 1.869 million kg CO2e from business travel.

In 2022, United States Steel's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 26.02 billion kg CO2e, and its Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were around 2.71 billion kg CO2e. For 2021, Scope 1 emissions were about 29.03 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were approximately 2.63 billion kg CO2e.

United States Steel has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2050, a goal announced in 2021. The company is also working towards a 20% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity by 2030, using a 2018 baseline of 2.31 metric tonnes CO2e per metric tonne of raw steel. Additionally, there is a specific target to reduce Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity by 25% by 2030 at BR1 (Big River Steel).

While United States Steel is a current subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation, the reported emissions data and reduction initiatives are from United States Steel Corporation itself.