United Airlines Holdings
More information available in H2-2024

Current Score (vs. LY)

15.5 pts (-)

Last Update: Nov. 21, 2023

Current Rankings

Global: #293

S&P500: #182

Industrials: #43

Transparency

Quality of climate reporting based on public disclosures, completeness and verification of GHG emissions

Commitments

Level of ambition through gross absolute emissions reduction and 'net zero' targets

Results

Results and actions to deliver on commitments for real

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Last 3 Years Emissions Data Summary

Y2021Y2020Y2019
Scope 1 21,370,48515,485,36334,406,941
Scope 2 - location-based 183,311196,066201,690
Scope 2 - market-based 160,794175,087189,682
Scope 1-2 - location-based 21,553,79615,681,42934,608,631
Scope 1-2 - market-based 21,531,279 15,660,450 34,596,623
Scope 3 15,363,03612,480,28922,131,716
Total - location-based 36,916,83228,161,71856,740,347
Total - market-based 30,773,959 23,589,024 47,060,896

Note: Data sources detailed here

Y2022 Y2021
Total CO2e estimate (by Net0Tracker) 76,286,759142,693,616
Methodology Pre-calculated sector intensity (revenue)Pre-calculated sector intensity (revenue)

Carbon emissions are estimated according to comparable years, intensity and sector benchmarks

Performance vs. Target

Note: Targets without baseline are ignored. In case several targets exist, only the shorter-term target is displayed.


Value Chain (scope 3) Emissions by Category

Emissions Trajectory (Full Scopes)


Emissions Trajectory not available



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Sector Benchmark

Note: Latest GHG and revenue data (based on tradingview.com) are used to calculate GHG emissions intensity by sector. The color scale of each bubble depends on the GHG intensity (GHG emissions per 1 million USD revenue). Sectors follow the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) that organize companies based on their primary business activities. The 11 sectors are : Information Technology, Health Care, Financials, Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services, Industrials, Consumer Staples, Energy, Utilities, Real Estate, and Materials.

United Airlines Holdings belongs to the sector Industrials.

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Reduction and Net Zero Targets

>Note: intensity targets are not represented in the current version - see Methodology

Gross Absolute Emission Reductions

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Net Absolute Emission Reductions

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Net Zero Future Commitments

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Science-based Targets (SBTI)

Date Published / Updated :01/06/2023

Near-term Long-Term Net Zero Standard
Targets Set : Well-below 2°C by 2035 No target Yes
United Airlines Holdings is a member of the Business Ambition for 1.5 campaign (link here )

United Airlines commits to reduce scope 1, 2, and well-to-wake jet fuel GHG
emissions, including scope 3 category 4, upstream transportation and distribution
50% per revenue ton kilometer (RTK) by 2035 from a 2019 base year.***
*The target boundary includes biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy
feedstocks.
**Non-CO2e effects which may also contribute to aviation induced warming are
not included in this target. United Airlines Inc. commits to report publicly on its
collaboration with stakeholders to improve understanding of opportunities to
mitigate the non-CO2e impacts of aviation annually over its target timeframe.

Data source: SBTI

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Offsets

Last update for United Airlines Holdings by zerotracker.net: Sept. 4, 2024
Planning to use external offset credits No
Separate targets for emission reductions and removals No
Conditions on use of offset credits None
Plans for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) No

Additional notes: "United is committed to achieving our climate targets without the use of traditional, nature-based or voluntary carbon offsets that derive their environmental attributes through avoided emissions or reductions that are both difficult to quantify and easily reversible." Source: https://crreport.united.com/environmental-sustainability/road-to-net-zero

Data source from zerotracker.net - For more information, see methodology

Score Summary

Ref Principle Score
(points)
Max
(points)
Delta
(points)
1 At least 2 years of GHG emissions for scope 1 and 2 are publicly-available and externally-verified 0.0 10.0 -
2 Scope 3 emissions are fully reported and externally-verified 0.0 10.0 -
3 CDP score demonstrates the level of transparent disclosures 8.0 10.0 -
Transparency 8.0 30.0 -
4 Net Zero Commitments by 2050 include an intermediate target and cover all the emissions 0.0 10.0 -
5 Net Zero targets demonstrate a high-level of emergency 0.0 10.0 -
6 Emission reduction targets on a forward-looking basis are ambitious 0.0 10.0 -
7 Targets are science-based as validated by SBTi 7.5 10.0 -
Commitments 7.5 40.0 -
8 Results re. operational emissions reduction: on-pace (performance-to-date) and momentum (forward-looking targets) 0.0 10.0 -
9 Results re. value chain emissions reduction: on-pace (performance-to-date) and momentum (forward-looking targets) 0.0 10.0 -
10 Implied Temperature Rating by MSCi 0.0 10.0 -
Results 0.0 30.0 -
Total 15.5 100.0 -


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Score Details

Criteria Results 2023 Score 2022 Score Vs. 2022 2021 Score
Criteria 1 : Transparency on operational emissions (Scope 1 + 2)
Are S1+S2 figures publicly-disclosed for the last reporting year and the preceding period? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Are S1+S2 figures verified by a 3rd-party for the last reporting year? NC 0.0/ 5.0 -
Criteria 2 : Transparency on value chain emissions (Scope 3)
Are the 15 categories fully or partly disclosed? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Are S3 figures fully or partly verified by a 3rd-party for the last reporting year? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 3 : Quality and Frequency of reporting
What is the latest CDP score (no later than the preceding year)? B 8.0 / 10.0 -
How many interim reporting were provided between 2 reporting periods (GHG emissions only)?
Criteria 4 : Net Zero Commitments
Does the net 0 target include a statement of a generally-accepted net zero emission target by 2050? NC 0.0 / 3.0 -
Does the net zero target include an intermediate target by 2030? NC 0.0 / 3.0 -
Does the net zero target include all the emissions? NC 0.0 / 4.0 -
Criteria 5 : Target year for Net Zero Commitments
Target year for achieving net zero emissions for S1+S2? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Target year for achieving net zero emissions for S1+S2+S3 combined? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 6 : Reduction objectives
What is the forward-looking GHG% reduction (without compensation) for scope 1+2?
0.0 / 5.0 -
What is the forward-looking GHG% reduction (without compensation) for scope 1+2+3?
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 7 : Science-Based Targets
What type of science-based target (as validated by SBTi) did the company commit to? Targets Set Well-below 2°C 7.5 / 10.0 -
Criteria 8 : Results based on scope 1 - 2
Performance to date: cumulative% reduction vs. target Objective (in %):
Actual (in %):
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Momentum: last year % reduction vs. forward-looking target Objective (in %):
Actual (in %):
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 9 : Results based on scope 1 - 2 - 3
Performance to date: cumulative% reduction vs. target Objective (in %):
Actual (in %):
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Momentum: last year % reduction vs. forward-looking target Objective (in %):
Actual (in %):
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 10 : Implied Temperature Rise (ITR)
Is the company aligned with global climate targets? ITR: None°C 0.0 / 10.0 -
Total 15.5 / 100.0 -


Available Data Sources

Reporting Year 2021 2020 2019 2018
Source NZPDU NZPDU NZPDU NZPDU
Publication Year 2022 2021 2020 2019
Scope 1 21,370,485 15,485,363 34,406,941 33,273,067
Scope 2 - location-based 183,311 196,066 201,690 193,476
Scope 2 - market-based 160,794 175,087 189,682 171,731
Scope 1-2 - location-based 21,553,796 15,681,429 34,608,631 33,466,543
Scope 1-2 - market-based 21,531,279 15,660,450 34,596,623 33,444,798
Scope 3 15,363,036 12,480,289 22,131,716 20,784,534
Total - location-based 36,916,832 28,161,718 56,740,347 54,251,077
Total - market-based 30,773,959 23,589,024 47,060,896 44,910,795

Sources

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