In 2023, CF Industries Holdings completed a corporate carbon footprint assessment and publicly disclosed its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to the GHG Protocol, covering Scope 1 (direct emissions from owned or controlled sources), Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy), and Scope 3 (indirect emissions across the value chain).
CF Industries Holdings has also provided a category-level breakdown for 2 out of 15 Scope 3 emissions categories, offering greater transparency into its value chain emissions.
Metric (tCO2e) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 - 2017 |
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In 2023, the total operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of CF Industries Holdings amounted to 18,507,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. This figure includes both direct emissions from owned or controlled sources (Scope 1) and indirect emissions from purchased energy (Scope 2).
Compared to 2022, the total operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of CF Industries Holdings increased by 0.52%, suggesting that the company faced challenges in reducing its emissions from its core operations.
In 2023, the total Scope 1 emissions of CF Industries Holdings were 17,800,000 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e).
Since 2018, CF Industries Holdings's Scope 1 emissions have increased by 1.14%, reflecting a rising long-term trend in Scope 1 emissions over time.
Compared to the previous year (2022), CF Industries Holdings's Scope 1 emissions remained relatively stable, indicating that CF Industries Holdings's emissions have plateaued with no significant change in its operational footprint.
In 2023, CF Industries Holdings reported Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 707,000 tCOâ‚‚e using the location-based method.
Since 2018, CF Industries Holdings's Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Location-Based) have decreased by 23.07%, reflecting a declining long-term trend in Scope 2 emissions over time.
Compared to the previous year (2022), CF Industries Holdings's Scope 2 emissions (Location-Based) have remained relatively stable, indicating that CF Industries Holdings 's emissions have plateaued with no significant change in its energy consumption footprint.
In 2023, CF Industries Holdings reported its Scope 2 emissions using the location-based method.
In 2023, CF Industries Holdings reported 45,680,000 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e) of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, representing indirect emissions across its upstream and downstream value chain.
The 2023 disclosure of CF Industries Holdings includes a breakdown across 2 of the 15 Scope 3 categories defined by the GHG Protocol, up from 0 in 2022, reflecting improved emissions accounting practices and greater transparency across the company's value chain
In 2023, CF Industries Holdings reported total Scope 3 emissions of 45,680,000 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e).
Approximately 11.31% of these emissions originated from upstream activities such as purchased goods and capital goods, while 88.69% came from downstream activities like product use, distribution, and end-of-life treatment.
Compared to the previous year (2022), CF Industries Holdings's Scope 3 emissions remained relatively stable, indicating that CF Industries Holdings 's emissions have plateaued with no significant change in its value chain footprint.
In 2023, CF Industries Holdings reported emissions for 2 out of the 15 Scope 3 categories defined by the GHG Protocol.
The limited disclosure restricts visibility into specific emission sources across the company's value chain.
In 2023, the largest contributors to CF Industries Holdings's Scope 3 emissions were:
In 2023, CF Industries Holdings reported a total carbon footprint of 64,187,000 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e) across Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. This represents a 1.37% decrease compared to 2022, indicating progress in reducing its overall greenhouse gas output.
The largest contributor to CF Industries Holdings's total carbon footprint was Scope 3 emissions, accounting for 71.17% of the company's total carbon footprint, followed by Scope 1 emissions at 27.73%.