Contact Energy

Contact Energy's reported carbon emissions

Contact Energy, based in NZ, has made significant climate commitments. The company aims for net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035. Furthermore, Contact Energy has committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2026, using 2018 as a base year. This commitment also extends to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions from all sold electricity by 45% by 2026, and Scope 3 emissions from the use of sold products by 34% by 2026, also from the 2018 base year. These targets are in line with a 1.5°C warming scenario. For the reporting year 2024, Contact Energy reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 300,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity of about 50,000,000 kg CO2e, resulting in combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 948,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2023, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 400,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity at about 50,000,000 kg CO2e. For 2022, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 500,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2021, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 600,000,000 kg CO2e, and in 2020, they were approximately 700,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2019, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 900,000,000 kg CO2e. For 2018, Scope 1 emissions were about 1,000,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity at approximately 50,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2017, total emissions were approximately 1,143,616,000 kg CO2e, primarily from Scope 1 stationary combustion (approximately 1,142,575,000 kg CO2e) and mobile combustion (approximately 1,039,000 kg CO2e). Scope 3 emissions data is not provided for these years. Contact Energy's emissions data is not cascaded from a parent organisation.