On the right track to cut greenhouse gas emissions
SNCF is a vital player in low-carbon mobilities, offering sustainable solutions to the twin challenges of limiting climate change and protecting the environment.
Our goals to reach by 2030
Our aim is clear: by 2030, SNCF Group will have to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% in the transportation sector and by 50% in the property sector, in comparison with 2015. This is fully in line with the long-term objective of the Paris Agreement (2015), which commits signatory countries to achieving carbon neutrality (zero net emissions) by 2050.
2030 thus stands as a significant milestone in this global strategy.
For the Group, achieving energy transition and carbon neutrality is both a priority, which must permeate the company at every levels, and an opportunity to develop rail and sustainable mobility for passengers and freight.
Ou strategy greenlit by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
In July 2019, the Science Based Targets (SBT) initiative approved our goal to reduce our CO2e emissions by 26% by 2030 (2017 being the year of reference). This applies to the SNCF Group companies (SNCF SA, SNCF Réseau, SNCF Voyageurs, Rail Logistics Europe and SNCF Gares & Connexions) and takes into account business development forecasts up to 2030.
Our targets in detail:
- reducing our GHG emissions within scopes 1 and 21 by 26% by 2030
- reducing by 26% by 2030 our GHG emissions within scope 3 related to energy
- making sure our goods and services suppliers (accounting for 70% of emissions) set Science-Based Targets2 by 2024