In 2023, Walmart's operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased four percent year-on-year to 15.06 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). Direct scope 1 emissions accounted for 53 percent of Walmart's operational emissions that year, with onsite refridgerants the biggest contributor.
Walmart has set the target of reducing its absolute global scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 35 percent by 2025 and 65 percent by 2030 from 2015 base year levels.
Annual operational greenhouse gas emissions released by Walmart worldwide from 2015 to 2023
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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