IBM’s total operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions totaled 364,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) in 2023, a 15 percent reduction compared to the previous year. Scope 2 indirect emissions were the largest contributor to IBM's annual emissions that year, at 150,000 tCO₂e. As of 2023, IBM had reduced its operational GHG emissions by 68.5 percent against the company's 2010 base year. This means IBM achieved its goal of cutting emissions by 65 percent by 2025 two years early.
IBM's total operational greenhouse gas emissions worldwide from 2019 to 2023
(in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Scope 1 Emissions - associated with IBM’s use of fuels for building operations and transportation, as well as from the use of refrigerants and chemicals with a global warming potential. Scope 2 Emissions - from IBM’s use of electricity, cooling, heat and steam at IBM-managed locations, accounting for our purchases of renewable electricity. Scope 3 Emissions - Includes only those emissions associated with the generation of electricity consumed by IBM’s data centers located in third-party managed facilities.
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