Many banks report and publish data of their environmental footprint and set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to reporting of the largest banks worldwide in terms of total assets, Agricultural Bank of China reported the highest total GHG emissions in 2022. All banks' highest CO2 emissions were from scope 2 - indirect GHG emissions (location-based). The Chinese bank's scope 2 emissions in 2022 was 1.9 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
Total carbon dioxide emissions of the largest banks worldwide in 2022, by scope (in tonnes of CO2 equivalent)
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Statista. (September 15, 2023). Total carbon dioxide emissions of the largest banks worldwide in 2022, by scope (in tonnes of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285247/carbon-emissions-by-worlds-largest-banks-by-scope/
Statista. "Total carbon dioxide emissions of the largest banks worldwide in 2022, by scope (in tonnes of CO2 equivalent) ." Chart. September 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285247/carbon-emissions-by-worlds-largest-banks-by-scope/
Statista. (2023). Total carbon dioxide emissions of the largest banks worldwide in 2022, by scope (in tonnes of CO2 equivalent) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285247/carbon-emissions-by-worlds-largest-banks-by-scope/
Statista. "Total Carbon Dioxide Emissions of The Largest Banks Worldwide in 2022, by Scope (in Tonnes of Co2 Equivalent) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285247/carbon-emissions-by-worlds-largest-banks-by-scope/
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Total carbon dioxide emissions of the largest banks worldwide in 2022, by scope (in tonnes of CO2 equivalent) [Graph], Statista, September 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285247/carbon-emissions-by-worlds-largest-banks-by-scope/