Facebook's total operational greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 38,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2020. This was a reduction of 94 percent, compared with Facebook's 2017 baseline levels. In 2020, Facebook set a target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030.
Facebook's operational greenhouse gas emissions from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents)
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Facebook. (October 7, 2021). Facebook's operational greenhouse gas emissions from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/580123/facebook-carbon-footprint-and-ghg-emissions/
Facebook. "Facebook's operational greenhouse gas emissions from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents)." Chart. October 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580123/facebook-carbon-footprint-and-ghg-emissions/
Facebook. (2021). Facebook's operational greenhouse gas emissions from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580123/facebook-carbon-footprint-and-ghg-emissions/
Facebook. "Facebook's Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580123/facebook-carbon-footprint-and-ghg-emissions/
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Facebook's operational greenhouse gas emissions from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents) [Graph], Facebook, October 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/580123/facebook-carbon-footprint-and-ghg-emissions/