Corporate Emissions

Total

Explainer

Corporate emissions play a huge role in Australia’s overall greenhouse gas output.

Greenhouse gases linked to companies are divided into three categories:

  • Scope 1 are direct emissions under the company's control.
  • Scope 2 relate to indirect emissions from the consumption of purchased electricity, heat, or steam.
  • Scope 3 are all other indirect emissions in a company's value chain, including both upstream and downstream emissions.
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Data

Aus

Total

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

2014-15 408.8 -
2015-16 415.7 1.7%
2016-17 418.7 0.7%
2017-18 419.8 0.3%
2018-19 423.4 0.8%
2019-20 410.7 3.0%
2020-21 396.0 3.6%
2021-22 387.6 2.1%
2022-23 374.4 3.4%

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 25-11-24 | License: CC BY 4.0

Comparison

Aus

Total

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 25-11-24 | License: CC BY 4.0

Companies - Total

FULL LIST

Data

Aus

Companies - Total

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 25-11-24 | License: CC BY 4.0

Trend

Aus

Companies - Total

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 25-11-24 | License: CC BY 4.0

Companies - Scope 1

FULL LIST

Data

Aus

Companies - Scope 1

CORPORATION

Mt CO₂-e

NET

RANK

AGL ENERGY LIMITED 34.8 11.9% 1
STANWELL CORPORATION LIMITED 18.29 5.8% 2
ENERGYAUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED 17.38 7.5% 3
ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED 13.68 6.6% 4
CHEVRON AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD 12.05 2.1% 5
PIONEER SAIL HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED 10.86 3.2% 6
WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD 9.27 3.2% 7
C S ENERGY LIMITED 8.73 21.2% 8

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 25-11-24 | License: CC BY 4.0

Trend

Aus

Companies - Scope 1

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 25-11-24 | License: CC BY 4.0

Companies - Scope 2

FULL LIST

Data

Aus

Companies - Scope 2

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 25-11-24 | License: CC BY 4.0

Trend

Aus

Companies - Scope 2

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 25-11-24 | License: CC BY 4.0

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