Climate action

Science-based targets

Ignitis Group’s ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets were validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). It confirms that our targets comply with the latest scientific recommendations on the steps to be taken to keep global temperature increase to below 1.5 °C.

Science-based targets show companies how much and how fast they need to reduce their GHG emissions to avoid the biggest negative effects of climate change. Companies are encouraged to meet long-term targets by 2050 to limit global temperature increase to 1.5 °C and prevent the worst effects of climate change. Targets for Power sector are even more ambitious: to reach Net-Zero by 2040.

The SBTi, an initiative that helps companies set emission reduction targets, is a partnership between well-known global organizations (such as the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature) to limit global warming to 1.5 °C and avoid the worst effects of climate change. The SBTi has developed a target setting methodology to ensure that companies are acting according to science, while the initiative assesses companies’ targets independently. More information can be found here.
 

Ignitis Group’s GHG emission reduction commitments

The Ignitis Group's commitments are in line with the 1.5 °C target in all emission Scopes as defined in the GHG protocol.

Ignitis Group commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2040.

Ignitis Group has submitted 5 near-term and long-term targets for review by the SBTi*. All targets have been assessed against the SBTi’s quantitative and qualitative criteria, alongside the Criteria Assessment Indicators. For approval, a company’s targets must comply with all applicable requirements. The following is an overview of the approved targets.

Short-term targets:

Ignitis Group commits to reduce scope 1 GHG emissions from electricity and heat generation 86.6% per MWh by 2030 from a 2023 base year.

Ignitis Group commits to reduce scope 1 and 3 GHG emissions from fuel and energy related activities covering all sold electricity 79.9% per MWh by 2030 from a 2023 base year.

Ignitis Group commits to reduce all remaining absolute scope 1 GHG emissions and absolute scope 2 GHG emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2023 base year.

Ignitis Group commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from use of sold products for sold and distributed fossil fuels 42% by 2030 from a 2023 base year.

Ignitis Group commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and all remaining emissions from fuel- and energy-related activities 42% by 2030 from a 2023 base year.

Long-term targets:

Ignitis Group commits to reduce scope 1 GHG emissions from electricity and heat generation 91.5% per MWh by 2040 from a 2023 base year.

Ignitis Group commits to reduce scope 1 and 3 GHG emissions from fuel and energy related activities covering all sold electricity and 94.5% per MWh by 2040 from a 2023 base year.

Ignitis Group commits to reduce all remaining absolute scope 1 GHG emissions and absolute scope 2 GHG emissions 90% by 2040 from a 2023 base year.

Ignitis Group commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from use of sold products for sold and distributed fossil fuels 90% by 2040 from a 2023 base year.

Ignitis Group commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and all remaining emissions from fuel- and energy-related activities 90% by 2040 from a 2023 base year.

Targets cover at least 95 % of company-wide scope 1 and 2 emissions, and the scope 3 target boundary includes at least two-thirds of total scope 3 emissions as required by SBTi criteria. More information on Ignitis Group's emissions can be found here.

How do we reduce our emissions?

Ignitis Group aims to achieve its targets by lowering the emissions from its activities and involving its partners, suppliers and customers in the process. The foreseen emission reduction measures include growing green generation capacity, increasing the share of green electricity in internal operations and in customer sales, promoting the customer transition from natural gas to electricity, reducing natural gas distribution network losses, upgrading its vehicle fleet with electric vehicles, etc.

Ignitis Group's innovation projects and partnerships with educational institutions and scientific organizations that pursue and offer emission reduction, energy efficiency solutions, as well as tools for capturing emissions from the atmosphere will play a key role in reducing emissions.

Ignitis Group is looking for solutions that will help streamline activities and services, reduce energy consumption and the impact on the environment. Solutions under development or the ones that are already being offered to customers include:

• the possibility of mixing green hydrogen with gas and supplying it to consumers is being examined;
• Ignitis Group has developed and continues to improve an app that provides users with information on energy consumption at home, promotes more efficient energy usage and help reduce GHG emissions;
• development of energy storage solutions for consumers who want to avoid the costs of network renovation after installing renewable energy generation facilities;
• business customers are empowered to reduce their CO₂  footprint by choosing green energy.

More information about Ignitis Group’s innovation projects can be found on the Ignitis Innovation Hub website. 

GHG emissions data

¹ The Group utilizes a market-based approach in Scope 2 to calculate total emissions. 

Verification

We always audit our emission calculations. You can find the latest and historical reports here:

Ignitis group carbon footprint report 2024

2023 GHG inventory report and verification statement

2022 GHG inventory report and verification statement

2021 GHG inventory report and verification statement

2020 verification statement

Scope 1 – Direct GHG emissions

Direct GHG emissions from GHG sources owned or controlled by the Group. Direct GHG emissions include:

• emissions from mobile combustion sources associated with transport;
• emissions from own power generation facilities (stationary combustion);
• fugitive methane (CH₄) emissions (natural gas distribution);
• fugitive emissions from refrigerant gases.

Scope 2 – Indirect GHG emissions

Indirect GHG emissions come from electricity, heat or steam generation of external origin consumed by the organization. Indirect GHG emissions include:

• emissions associated with the consumption of electricity;
• emissions associated with the consumption of thermal energy;
• emissions associated with grid losses during the distribution of third-party power (electricity distribution).

Scope 3 – Other indirect emissions

All other indirect emissions of the Group’s activities which are emitted by sources that are not owned or controlled by the Group. Other indirect emissions include emissions from:

• purchased goods and services – third-party emissions from manufacturing of the goods and services used by the Group in its operations;
• fuel- and energy-related activities – third-party emissions from extraction, production, and transportation of fuels and electricity purchased by the Group from third parties for sale to end users;
• upstream transportation and distribution – third-party emissions associated with transportation of goods (e.g., fuels such as biofuel, waste) used by the Group in its operations;
• waste generated in operations – based on actual and estimated generated amount of waste; 
• business travel – emissions associated with flights taken by employees for business travel purposes;
• downstream transportation and distribution – third-party emissions associated with transportation of products of the Group (e.g., ash generated from operations of the plants); 
• use of sold products – emissions associated with use of sold products (e.g., emissions from natural gas combustion by the end user); 
• downstream leased assets – emissions from the operation of assets leased by the Group.

Out of scope emissions

Biogenic emissions (CO₂  emissions from the combustion of biomass and biodegradable fraction of waste).

Exclusions

The criteria for emissions assessment were based on their materiality. Emissions that do not figure highly (<5%) in relation to total emissions were not included. Emissions sources that have been identified and excluded from the GHG emissions inventory are presented below: 

• bus, taxi, car sharing travels. Reason for exclusion – minimal impact in relation to total emissions of the Group;
• emissions from production of capital goods (e.g., construction) by Ignitis Group. Reason for exclusion – lack of reliable data.

Documents

Ignitis group carbon footprint report 2024