Whitehaven Coal

Whitehaven Coal's Carbon Emissions and Climate Commitments

Whitehaven Coal, an Australian-based company in the Coal Tar industry, reported its most recent carbon emissions for 2024. The company's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1.228 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were around 138 million kg CO2e. In 2023, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1.172 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were about 93 million kg CO2e. For 2022, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 910 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were around 102 million kg CO2e. In 2021, Whitehaven Coal's Scope 1 emissions were about 816 million kg CO2e, comprising 416 million kg CO2e from mobile combustion and 392 million kg CO2e from fugitive emissions. Scope 2 emissions for the same year were approximately 105 million kg CO2e.

Looking further back, in 2020, Scope 1 emissions were around 1.487 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were about 106 million kg CO2e. For 2019, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1.515 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were around 106 million kg CO2e. In 2018, Scope 1 emissions were about 1.343 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were approximately 98 million kg CO2e. In 2017, Scope 1 emissions were around 1.255 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were about 95 million kg CO2e.

Whitehaven Coal has set several climate commitments. The company aims to reduce its Scope 1 emissions by 30% by 2030 from a 2020 baseline. Similarly, it targets a 30% reduction in Scope 2 emissions by 2030 from a 2020 baseline. Whitehaven Coal also acknowledges the national target to reduce emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by 2030, covering both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Additionally, the company is working towards aligning its business practices with national net-zero targets for both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2050. Whitehaven Coal reports its emissions data directly and does not inherit data from a parent organisation.