A new report from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® shows the technology industry reduced its U.S. Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 7% and Worldwide Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 4.1% between 2017 and 2018 —even as the industry grew more than 11%. The data comes from CTA’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) report, which tracks the consumer tech industry’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change.
“Our industry is a leader in the battle against climate change—and our companies continue to prove that economic growth and environmental stewardship can coexist,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA. “When the U.S. announced in 2017 it would not take part in the Paris Agreement to fight climate change, CTA’s Board of Industry Leaders resolved to follow the spirit of the agreement and be publicly accountable for our actions. Now that the Biden Administration has announced the U.S. will reenter the Paris Agreement, we look forward to making even more progress in reducing GHG emissions in the U.S. and worldwide.”
The second annual report presents data on GHG emissions from CTA’s tech manufacturers and services providers – companies that are publicly disclosing their data – and recognizes their independent environmental achievements and goal-setting initiatives. CTA is committed to measuring, tracking and publicly reporting the combined progress of CTA's members in reducing GHG emissions on a year-over-year basis.
Highlights from this year’s report include:
From CTA’s baseline data in 2016, CTA companies reduced their U.S. Scope 1 and 2 emissions by almost 15%, and World Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by more than 2% over a two-year timeframe.