Environment in Data
Environmental data including emissions, energy, water and waste
Carbon emissions
Direct (Scope 1) Emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Direct (Scope 1) emissions |
21,370,485 |
15,485,363 |
34,406,941 |
Mainline aircraft gross emissions |
21,253,316 |
15,392,492 |
34,263,909 |
Mainline aircraft – sustainable aviation fuel savings1 |
(4,790) |
(4,708) |
(6,850) |
Mainline aircraft net emissions |
21,248,526 |
15,387,784 |
34,257,059 |
Mainline vehicles (diesel, gasoline, CNG, LPG) |
38,242 |
24,766 |
65,161 |
Facilities (natural gas combustion, engine test cells) |
81,997 |
70,797 |
80,573 |
Dry ice from catering |
1,720 |
2,015 |
4,147 |
Indirect (Scope 2) emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Indirect (Scope 2) emissions |
160,794 |
175,087 |
189,682 |
Electricity consumption (location-based) |
183,311 |
196,066 |
201,690 |
Electricity consumption (market-based) |
160,794 |
175,087 |
189,682 |
Steam consumption |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other Indirect (Scope 3) Emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Other Indirect (Scope 3) emissions |
5,561,745 |
4,280,317 |
7,471,298 |
Regional aircraft and bus-operated flights (conventional fuel) |
5,294,725 |
4,053,435 |
7,025,889 |
Regional vehicles (diesel, gasoline, CNG, LPG) |
15,481 |
13,658 |
24,588 |
Ownership stake in Azul Brazilian Airlines |
199,099 |
132,220 |
244,605 |
UAV investments2 |
162 |
24 |
12 |
Employee commuting |
52,278 |
80,980 |
176,205 |
Other Indirect (Scope 3) Emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Gross GHG emissions |
27,093,024 |
19,940,767 |
42,067,921 |
Carbon offsets3 |
0 |
(4,106) |
(15,425) |
Net GHG emissions |
27,093,024 |
19,936,661 |
42,052,496 |
Other Indirect (Scope 3) Emissions
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Revenue ton-miles (RTMs, in millions)4 |
15,371 |
9,755 |
26,655 |
Metric tons CO2e/million RTMs5 |
1,401 |
1,605 |
1,298 |
Available seat-miles (ASMs)6 |
178,684 |
122,804 |
284,999 |
Metric tons CO2e/million ASMs7 |
150 |
161 |
146 |
Energy consumption
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Aircraft — Mainline conventional fuel (millions of gallons) |
2,205 |
1,600 |
3,562 |
Aircraft — Mainline sustainable aviation fuel (millions of gallons) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Aircraft — regional conventional fuel (millions of gallons) |
523 |
404 |
729 |
Electricity (MWh) |
447,714 |
477,751 |
489,197 |
Natural gas (MM BTUs) |
1,494,698 |
1,264,964 |
1,432,250 |
Local air quality
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
NOx emissions |
10,813 |
8,694 |
17,349 |
SO2 emissions |
1,022 |
730 |
1,426 |
CO emissions |
5,503 |
3,743 |
8,010 |
Waste management
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Waste — total |
31,407 |
26,667 |
53,832 |
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation |
24,253 |
15,602 |
26,621 |
Catering — Municipal waste |
10,367 |
11,066 |
27,210 |
Recycling — total |
5,818 |
4,468 |
8,332 |
Non-catering — recycled |
4,446 |
3,302 |
4,489 |
Catering — recycled |
1,372 |
1,166 |
3,843 |
Water consumption
|
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
Billed water consumption8 |
661 |
484 |
521 |
Footnotes