Our climate goals

 

We have committed to a set of longer-term climate goals, which reflect our plan to bring about a clean energy future in partnership with our customers and other stakeholders. Our Climate Strategy Report serves as our guiding document and action plan as we work to achieve our goals.

Our Commitment: Helping to heal the planet

PG&E is committed to helping to heal the planet through a pledge to achieve:
This graphic depicts PG&E's commitment to help heal the planet by achieving: 1) A climate- and nature-positive energy system by 2050. 2) A net zero energy system in 2040—five years ahead of California's current carbon neutrality goal. 3) A series of 2030 climate goals to reduce PG&E's operational carbon footprint and enable our customers and communities to reduce their carbon footprints: a) Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% from 2015 levels, b) Reduce Scope 3 emissions by 25% from 2015 levels, c) Achieve "Scope 4" goals to enable customer emission reductions.

Notes:

Scope 1: Direct emissions from PG&E’s operations.

Scope 2: Indirect emissions from facility electricity use and electric line losses.

Scope 3: Emissions resulting from value chain activities not owned or controlled by PG&E but that can be indirectly impacted by PG&E actions.

“Scope 4”: An emerging term for categorizing emission reductions enabled by a company. PG&E can make a significant contribution by enabling these emission reductions in our service area.

Emission reduction progress

 

Scope 1, 2, and 3 Goals

 

On the path to net zero by 2040, in 2023, PG&E exceeded our annual greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, achieving a 27% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 19% reduction in Scope 3 emissions, relative to a 2015 baseline. With this progress, PG&E remains on track to achieve our longer-term emission reduction goals.

PG&E’s Scope 1 & 2 Goal: Reduce emissions by 50% from 2015 levels by 2030

(Million Metric Tons CO2-e)1

  1. Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from PG&E’s operations and Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from facility electricity use and electric line losses.
  2. PG&E’s 2023 voluntary greenhouse gas emissions inventory is undergoing third-party verification before being finalized with The Climate Registry. 

PG&E’s Scope 3 Goal: Reduce emissions by 25% from 2015 levels by 2030

(Million Metric Tons CO2-e)1

  1. Scope 3 emissions are emissions resulting from value chain activities not owned or controlled by PG&E but can be indirectly impacted by PG&E actions.
  2. PG&E’s 2023 voluntary greenhouse gas emissions inventory is undergoing third-party verification before being finalized with The Climate Registry. 

“Scope 4” Goals

 

PG&E also exceeded its annual goals to enable further emission reductions by offering customer energy efficiency and electrification programs, accelerating electric vehicle adoption, and converting industrial and large customers from high carbon-intensity fuels to natural gas. 

PG&E’s “Scope 4” Goals: Enabling emission reductions in other sectors

(Million Metric Tons CO2-e)1

  1. “Scope 4” is an emerging term for categorizing emission reductions enabled by a company.
  2. Lifecycle emission reductions through comprehensive customer energy efficiency and decarbonization strategies.
  3. Cumulative annual emission reductions from fueling EVs within PG&E’s service area.
  4. Cumulative avoided emission reductions by proactively converting customers unable to electrify from higher carbon-intensity fuels to natural gas.

Clean energy progress

 

In 2023, PG&E supplied 100% greenhouse gas-free electricity to residential and business customers to whom we directly sell power, making our portfolio of electricity sources one of the world’s cleanest. PG&E’s preliminary carbon dioxide (CO2) emission rate is undergoing third-party verification.

 

Benchmarking greenhouse gas emissions for delivered electricity

(Pounds of CO2 per MWh)

  1. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency eGRID 2022.
  2. Beginning with our 2019 emissions reporting, PG&E has used the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Power Source Disclosure program methodology to calculate the CO2 emission rate associated with the electricity delivered to retail customers. This methodology differed from prior reporting years and may result in lower emissions rates.
  3. Source: PG&E’s Power Source Disclosure Report, filed with the CEC in 2024. This figure is preliminary and is subject to an independent audit and verification for regulatory compliance. Additionally, the figure is pending verification as part of PG&E’s 2023 voluntary corporate greenhouse gas emissions inventory with The Climate Registry.

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