Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas

Our work to reduce our GHG emissions intensity strengthens our business and positions SABIC for a sustainable future.

In 2020, our GHG emissions intensity, measured in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent per metric ton of product sales (tCO₂ eq/ t product sales), fell from 1.170 tCO₂eq to 1.144 tCO₂eq. This marks a 2.2% reduction in emissions intensity from 2019 and a 15.5% reduction from our 2010 baseline. 

In 2020, our total GHG emissions were as follows: Scope 1 was 36.7 million tCO₂eq, Scope 2 was 17.5 million tCO₂eq. 

We accomplished this progress through a number of projects:

• At our Baroda and Rayong sites, the solar panels we installed in 2019 have helped reduce GHG emissions by 465 tCO₂eq per year.
• At our Bay St. Louis site, we upgraded the chiller a more environmentally friendly refrigerant, saving an estimated 2,376 GJ and 346 tCO₂eq.
• At our Sharq affiliate, we installed a vent-recovery system to reduce flaring, saving 134,000 tCO₂eq.
• At our Geleen site, we have made a number of improvements that have resulted in a savings of 149,000 GJ and 8,400 tCO₂eq per year.
• At the SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company, we are using a data dashboard to track real-time losses and savings of CO₂ during urea production.

* Assured by KPMG

¹ Location-based method

² Adjusted for rounding to correct total figure