Essential Utilities Inc
Essential Utilities's Climate Target Data Preview
As of 2024, Essential Utilities has disclosed 3 climate targets aimed at reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These include 3 absolute reduction targets, signaling the company's commitment to managing and lowering its carbon footprint over time. The targets span various emissions scopes and time horizons, offering insight into Essential Utilities's climate strategy, ambition level, and alignment with global decarbonization goals.
| Target Type | Scope of Target | Unit | Target | Target Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute-based Target | Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | Copy/Paste is a PRO feature.  a, b | 2035 |
Absolute-based Target* | Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | 0000000 | 2035 |
Absolute-based Target* | Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | Copy/Paste is a PRO feature.  a, b | 2035 |
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Insights into Essential Utilities's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Pathways
As of 2024, Essential Utilities has set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets that cover its operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2), but not its value chain emissions (Scope 3). This means its reduction efforts currently focus on direct and purchased energy emissions.ab
Does Essential Utilities have a target to reduce the emissions from its operations?
As of 2024, Essential Utilities has set a target to reduce its operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically those from Scope 1 and Scope 2 sources.ab
Essential Utilities's most ambitious operational target is to reduce these emissions by 61.8% by 2035, compared to a baseline of 131,181 Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) in 2019.ab
As of 2024, Essential Utilities is ahead of schedule on its operational emissions reduction target, having achieved 98.46% of the planned reduction.ab