Technology Is the Fast
Track to Net Zero
CO2 AI by BCG
Carbon Emissions Survey Report 2022
OCTOBER 2022CO2 AI BY BCG CARBON EMISSIONS SURVEY 2022
We must act now to limit global warming
CO2 concentration in the atmosphere (ppm)
2.0°C range: ~450 ppm
1.5°C range: ~430 ppm
450
400
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Today
415 ppm
1960
310 ppm
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Source: NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.CO2 AI BY BCG CARBON EMISSIONS SURVEY 2022
Our 2022 CO2 AI by BCG Carbon Emissions Survey represents a continuation of a
2021 investigation into where businesses stand on their net-zero journey
Second edition
1,600+ 40%+ 18 14
respondents
global emissions
countries
industries
Source: BCG analysis.
Note: Throughout this analysis, greenhouse gas emissions are measured in carbon dioxide equivalents.CO2 AI BY BCG CARBON EMISSIONS SURVEY 2022
Our 2022 survey con?rms that the better a company measures its emissions, the
more it can reduce them
Partially measure internal
(Scope 1 and Scope 2) and
external (Scope 3) emissions
Fully measure internal emissions
Fully measure all emissions
Scope of measurement
Ability to reduce
45%
58%
64%
of res