Public data, as of October 2026
Tesla, Inc. reported about 56 million tCO₂e for 2024, and 98% of it sits in Scope 3, in the value chain beyond the company's own operations.
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Scope 3 is 98% of the footprint, the part of the value chain that supplier emissions reductions can reach.
Scope 3 is 98% of the footprint, close to the peer median of 99%.
No voluntary retirement names this company as beneficiary yet.
tCO₂e, GHG Protocol scopes
Source: published disclosure, FY2024
Peers: companies in the broad registry sector "Technology". No SBTi industry is linked yet, so treat this as a rough comparison.
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| Scope 1, direct | 302,0001% |
| Scope 2, purchased energy | 677,0001% |
| Scope 3, value chain | 54,967,00098% |
| Total | 55,946,000 |
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The company's Scope 3 share is 98%, against a peer median of 99%.
6 of 6 named peers report all three scopes, so their Scope 3 share can be compared.
Cached 1 Jun 2026
Tesla targets net-zero emissions as soon as possible in a technology sector where Scope 3 emissions average 55 million tCO2eq annually and dominate footprints, while its products already enabled customers to avoid 32 million tCO2eq in 2024. Battery recycling with Redwood Materials and Umicore, renewable PPAs with NextEra Energy, supply-chain carbon insetting with BHP and Glencore, plus aluminum decarbonization and solar Superchargers will deliver 3.46 million tCO2eq annual reductions by recovering 1.7 GWh of materials, eliminating 677,000 t Scope 2 emissions, and cutting upstream Scope 3 via closed-loop sourcing. These $1.31 billion in targeted investments, supported by $2.76 billion regulatory credit revenue and $620 million efficiency savings, convert decarbonization into a profit center that yields $420 million projected ROI over five years while strengthening ESG ratings and supply-chain resilience.
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Scope 1: 302,000 tCO2eq, Scope 2: 677,000 tCO2eq, Scope 3: 54,967,000 tCO2eq in the Technology sector.
Tesla aims to reach net zero emissions as soon as possible per its 2024 Impact Report, with no specified target year or full SBTi validation.
Tesla customers avoided nearly 32 million metric tons of CO2e in 2024 through EV adoption and energy products.
Recovered 1.7 GWh of battery materials in 2024, sufficient to power approximately 21,000 EVs, advancing full product circularity.
MSCI ESG Rating: BBB; Ethos ESG Impact Score: A (82), with strengths in renewable energy and GHG reduction but weaknesses in labor practices.
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