Contact Energy

Contact Energy, an electricity company based in NZ, reported Scope 1 emissions of 300,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity of 50,000,000 kg CO2e in 2024. This follows 2023, where Scope 1 emissions were 400,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity were 50,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, Scope 1 emissions were 500,000,000 kg CO2e. Looking further back, 2021 saw Scope 1 emissions at 600,000,000 kg CO2e, and 2020 at 700,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2019, Scope 1 emissions were 900,000,000 kg CO2e. For 2018, Scope 1 emissions were 1,000,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity were 50,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2017, total reported emissions were approximately 1.14 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 mobile combustion emissions at 1,039,000 kg CO2e and stationary combustion emissions at 1,142,575,000 kg CO2e.

Contact Energy is committed to various climate initiatives, including achieving net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035. The company has near-term Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 45% by 2026, against a 2018 base year. Additionally, Contact Energy aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 3 GHG emissions from all sold electricity by 45% by 2026 from a 2018 base year, and Scope 3 emissions from the use of sold products by 34% by 2026 from a 2018 base year. These targets covering Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions are consistent with a 1.5°C warming scenario. Contact Energy also has long-term net-zero commitments for all scopes by 2050.