Kansas City Southern

In 2021, Kansas City Southern reported total global greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 1,414,478,000 kg CO2e. This breakdown includes approximately 1,339,169,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 emissions and approximately 28,595,000 kg CO2e for Scope 2 emissions. Scope 3 emissions for the same year amounted to approximately 46,715,000 kg CO2e, with significant contributions from business travel (about 29,252,000 kg CO2e) and waste generated in operations (about 12,630,000 kg CO2e).

For 2020, the company's reported emissions were approximately 1,230,000,000 kg CO2e, comprising approximately 1,200,000,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 and approximately 30,000,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2.

Kansas City Southern has set ambitious climate commitments. Notably, they aim to reduce both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to near zero by 2025. Furthermore, they are committed to reducing their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030.

The company's climate targets are aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Kansas City Southern commits to a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions per million gross ton-miles by 2034, using a 2019 baseline. This target is considered "Well-below 2°C" aligned. Additionally, there is a long-term commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2019 base year.

These emissions data and targets are reported by Kansas City Southern itself.