Climate protection
Greenhouse gas footprint in overview
Absolute CO₂e emissions by journeys, transports and stationary facilities (million t) | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| Regional rail passenger transport | 2.91 | 3.17 | 3.10 | |
thereof in Germany | 2.15 | 2.38 | 2.38 | |
| Regional rail passenger transport | 0.05 | 0.52 | 0.52 | |
| Bus transport | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.78 | |
thereof in Germany | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.67 | |
| Rail freight transport | 1.83 | 1.98 | 2.05 | |
Road freight transport1) | 3.67 | 3.90 | 3.89 | |
Air freight1) | 6,78 | 6.76 | 6.16 | |
Ocean freight 1) | 2,27 | 2.27 | 2.07 | |
Other transport 2) | 0,11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Stationary facilities | 1.47 | 1.50 | 1.51 | |
Total | 20.81 | 21.97 | 21.19 | |
Well-to-wheel (WTW), scope 1 – 3.
1) With pre- and onward carriage.
2) Including DB Connect, internal traffic.
| Absolute CO₂e emissions in line with scopes 1 – 3 (million t) | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
Total | 20.8 | 22.0 | 21.2 | |
| Share of scope 1 (%) | 18.4 | 17.8 | 18.3 | |
| Share of scope 2 (%) | 20.5 | 23.3 | 24.3 | |
| Share of scope 3 (%) | 61.1 | 58.9 | 57.5 | |
Previous years’ figures adjusted.
Our adjusted greenhouse gas footprint shows the amount of greenhouse gases that we emitted in one year. It consists of the emissions from all journeys and transports of DB Group by rail, road, air transport and shipping and the emissions of stationary facilities such as stations or workshops and of the fleet, which includes, for example, company cars. These figures provide the basis for calculating specific greenhouse gas emissions and determining the results of our climate target within the limits set. They also act as a benchmark for our efficiency improvement measures and provide a basis for comparison with other companies. The scope 2 emissions of 4.27 million tons of CO₂e take into account market-based mechanisms, meaning that this figure includes all contractually regulated instruments for generating and trading electricity from renewable energies. In accordance with the scope 2 guidelines of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol on dual reporting, we also report location-based scope 2 emissions. Based on the respective national energy mixes, the scope 2 emissions total 5.71 million tons of CO₂e. The majority of our greenhouse gas emissions are scope 3 emissions from our subcontractors. We are therefore set to agree on binding reduction targets with our largest carriers to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions..