Peabody Energy Corp

Common Name
Peabody Energy
Country
United States
Sector
Energy
Industry
Thermal Coal
Employees
5,600
Ticker
BTU
Exchange
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
Description
Peabody Energy Corporation is a leading global coal producer, primarily involved in the mining, distribution, and sale of coal. As a significant player in the energy sector, Peabody Energy's principal...

Peabody Energy's Climate Target Data Preview

As of 2025, Peabody Energy has disclosed 2 climate targets aimed at reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These include 2 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 Peabody Energy ’s climate strategy, ambition level, and alignment with global decarbonization goals.

Target TypeScope of TargetUnitTargetTarget Year
Absolute-based Target
Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total
Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e)
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2026
Absolute-based Target
Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total
Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e)
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2030

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Insights into Peabody Energy's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Pathways

As of 2025, Peabody Energy 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.

Does Peabody Energy have a target to reduce the emissions from its operations?

As of 2025, Peabody Energy has set a target to reduce its operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically those from Scope 1 and Scope 2 sources.

Peabody Energy's most ambitious operational target is to reduce these emissions by 20% by 2030, compared to a baseline of 6,074,026 Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) in 2023.

As of 2024, Peabody Energy is ahead of schedule on its operational emissions reduction target, having achieved 33.8% of the planned reduction.

Peabody Energy's Operational (Scope 1+2) Emissions Pathway

20232024203002 M4 M6 M8 MCurrent (-7%)Target 2030 (-20%)
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