Caterpillar's Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from use of sold products were estimated at 759 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2023. Scope 3 emissions are estimated to be more than 95 percent of Caterpillar's GHG emissions from Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope categories. The largest contributor to Caterpillar's Scope 3 emissions is the energy and transportation business segment.
Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of Caterpillar worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by business segment
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Scope 3 annual estimates are for lifetime use of sold products GHG emissions calculated from the GHG Protocol guidelines (Category 11). Estimates include emissions from fuel combustion in the company's products. They exclude emissions from upstream production of fuel consumed in Caterpillar's products, fuel efficiency and emissions factor changes through the life of the product, refrigerant emissions, and others considered insignificant to Caterpillar's enterprise numbers
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Caterpillar. (May 7, 2024). Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of Caterpillar worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385870/ghg-emissions-of-caterpillar-scope-3/
Caterpillar. "Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of Caterpillar worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. May 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385870/ghg-emissions-of-caterpillar-scope-3/
Caterpillar. (2024). Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of Caterpillar worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385870/ghg-emissions-of-caterpillar-scope-3/
Caterpillar. "Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Caterpillar Worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by Business Segment (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385870/ghg-emissions-of-caterpillar-scope-3/
Caterpillar, Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of Caterpillar worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385870/ghg-emissions-of-caterpillar-scope-3/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of Caterpillar worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Caterpillar, May 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385870/ghg-emissions-of-caterpillar-scope-3/
