Linde

Linde reported Total CO2e Emissions - Market-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 for the twelve months ending 31 December 2021 at 39,894 Kt (+1,348/+3.5% y-o-y). At the sime time, carbon intensity declined to 1,296 t (-119 /-8.4% y-o-y).

Linde's Scope 3 emissions was up at 21,261 Kt (+6,858/+48% y-o-y). This is a higher growth rate than over the period since 4Q'16 (+39% CAGR).

The company has not set a company-wide target for an absolute reduction in GHG emissions yet.

Linde also has a science-based goal that, however, does not appear to explicitly target a company-wide reduction in emissions in absolute terms. Linde plc commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 35% by 2035 from a 2021 base year.* *The target boundary includes biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.