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2023 Advancing Climate Solutions Progress Report
2023 ADVANCING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS PROGRESS REPORT
Creating sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs
In this edition of our 2023 Advancing Climate Solutions Progress Report, we share the ways in which ExxonMobil remains determined to tackle head-on the challenge of strengthening energy supply security and reducing emissions to support a net-zero future while growing value for our shareholders and stakeholders. We discuss the ways we will continue delivering solutions that lower the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of our portfolio and help meet society’s growing need for affordable and reliable energy and products.
What's new?
- Increased the amount we intend to invest through 2027 on lower-emission initiatives to approximately $17 billion, up by nearly 15%.
- Reduced our Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity in our operated assets by more than 10%, resulting in an approximately 15% absolute reduction, through year-end 2022 vs. 2016 levels.
- Cut methane emissions intensity from across our operated assets by more than 50% and reduced operated absolute methane emissions by 50% through 2022 vs. 2016 levels.
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Our approach to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in support of a net-zero future.
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