Editing Anglo American plc (section)

==Carbon footprint==
For 2023, Anglo American reported Scope 1 and Scope 2 [[carbon footprint|emissions]] of 12.5 Mt CO2e.<ref name=":3" />

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Anglo American's [[carbon footprint|CO2e emissions]] (Direct Scope 1 + Indirect Scope 2) (in megatonnes)
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! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020
!2021 !! 2022
!2023
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| 17.3<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anglo American's Sustainability Report for 2018Q4 |website=Anglo American plc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229161644/https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/investors/annual-reporting/2019/aa-sustainability-report-2018.pdf |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/investors/annual-reporting/2019/aa-sustainability-report-2018.pdf|archive-date=December 29, 2019 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Anglo%20American/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2014Q4 Alt URL]</ref> || 18.3<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anglo American's Sustainability Report for 2019Q4 |website=Anglo American plc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705095917/https://southafrica.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/South-Africa/media/documents/aa-sustainability-report-2019.pdf |url=https://southafrica.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/South-Africa/media/documents/aa-sustainability-report-2019.pdf|archive-date=July 5, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Anglo%20American/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2015Q4 Alt URL]</ref> || 17.9<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anglo American's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |website=Anglo American plc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903151326/https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf|archive-date=September 3, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Anglo%20American/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2016Q4 Alt URL]</ref> || 18.0<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sustainability Report 2021 |website=Anglo American plc |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf |access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref> || 16.2<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anglo American's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |website=Anglo American plc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903151326/https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf|archive-date=September 3, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Anglo%20American/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2018Q4 Alt URL]</ref> || 17.7<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anglo American's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |website=Anglo American plc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903151326/https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf|archive-date=September 3, 2021 }} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Anglo%20American/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2019Q4 Alt URL]</ref> || 16.1<ref name="Anglo American Total CO2e emissions for 2020Q4">{{Cite web |title=Anglo American's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4 |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903151326/https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf |archive-date=September 3, 2021 |website=Anglo American plc}} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/Anglo%20American/Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2020Q4 Alt URL]</ref>
|14.8<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sustainability Report 2021 |website=Anglo American plc |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf |access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref>|14.8<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sustainability Report 2021 |website=Anglo American plc |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group/PLC/sustainability/aa-sustainability-report-2020.pdf |access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref> || 13.3<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sustainability Report 2022 |website=Anglo American plc |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group-v5/PLC/investors/annual-reporting/2022/climate-change-report-2022.pdf |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
|12.5<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Sustainability Report 2023 |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group-v5/PLC/investors/annual-reporting/2023/sustainability-report-plc-2023.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318131343/https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group-v5/PLC/investors/annual-reporting/2023/sustainability-report-plc-2023.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2024 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=Anglo American PLC}}</ref>
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The company has committed to carbon neutrality in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040, and 50% reductions in the Scope 3 emissions relative to a 2020 baseline.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sustainability Report 2022 |website=Anglo American plc |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group-v5/PLC/investors/annual-reporting/2022/climate-change-report-2022.pdf |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>