Environment in Data
Environmental data including emissions, energy, water and waste
Environmental data for 2021 will be available in late H1 2022; this page will be updated once the data has been collected and verified.
Carbon emissions
Direct (Scope 1) Emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Direct (Scope 1) emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
15,485,363 |
34,406,941 |
Mainline aircraft gross emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
15,392,492 |
34,263,909 |
SAF emissions reductions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
−4,708 |
−6,850 |
Mainline aircraft net emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
15,387,784 |
34,257,059 |
Mainline vehicles (diesel, gasoline, CNG, LPG) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
24,766 |
65,161 |
Facilities (natural gas combustion, engine test cells) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
70,797 |
80,573 |
Dry ice from catering |
Will be published H1 2022 |
2,015 |
4,147 |
Indirect (Scope 2) emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Indirect (Scope 2) emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
175,087 |
189,682 |
Electricity consumption (location-based) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
196,066 |
201,690 |
Electricity consumption (market-based) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
175,087 |
189,682 |
Steam consumption |
Will be published H1 2022 |
0 |
0 |
Other Indirect (Scope 3) Emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Other Indirect (Scope 3) emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
4,280,317 |
7,471,298 |
Regional aircraft and bus-operated flights (conventional fuel) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
4,053,435 |
7,025,889 |
Regional vehicles (diesel, gasoline, CNG, LPG) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
13,658 |
24,588 |
Ownership stakes in other companies |
Will be published H1 2022 |
132,244 |
244,618 |
Employee commuting |
Will be published H1 2022 |
80,980 |
176,205 |
Other Indirect (Scope 3) Emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Gross GHG emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
19,940,767 |
42,067,921 |
Carbon offsets1 |
Will be published H1 2022 |
−4,106 |
−15,425 |
Net GHG emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
19,936,661 |
42,052,496 |
Other Indirect (Scope 3) Emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Revenue ton-miles (RTMs, in millions)2 |
Will be published H1 2022 |
9,755 |
26,655 |
Metric tons CO2e/million RTMs3 |
Will be published H1 2022 |
1,605 |
1,298 |
Available seat-miles (ASMs)4 |
Will be published H1 2022 |
122,804 |
284,999 |
Metric tons CO2e/million ASMs5 |
Will be published H1 2022 |
161 |
146 |
Energy consumption
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Aircraft — Mainline conventional fuel (millions of gallons) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
1,600 |
3,562 |
Aircraft — Mainline sustainable aviation fuel (millions of gallons) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
1 |
1 |
Aircraft — regional conventional fuel (millions of gallons) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
404 |
729 |
Electricity (MWh) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
477,751 |
489,197 |
Natural gas (MM BTUs) |
Will be published H1 2022 |
1,264,964 |
1,432,250 |
Local air quality
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
NOx emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
7,141 |
15,166 |
SO2 emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
662 |
1,473 |
CO emissions |
Will be published H1 2022 |
3,616 |
8,363 |
Waste management
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Waste — total |
Will be published H1 2022 |
26,667 |
53,832 |
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation |
Will be published H1 2022 |
15,602 |
26,621 |
Catering — Municipal waste |
Will be published H1 2022 |
11,066 |
27,210 |
Recycling — total |
Will be published H1 2022 |
4,468 |
8,332 |
Non-catering — recycled |
Will be published H1 2022 |
3,302 |
4,489 |
Catering — recycled |
Will be published H1 2022 |
1,166 |
3,843 |
Water consumption
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Billed water consumption6 |
Will be published H1 2022 |
484 |
521 |
Footnotes