Scope 3 annual estimates are for lifetime use of sold products GHG emissions calculated from the GHG Protocol guidelines (Category 11). Estimates include emissions from fuel combustion in the company's products. They exclude emissions from upstream production of fuel consumed in Caterpillar's products, fuel efficiency and emissions factor changes through the life of the product, refrigerant emissions, and others considered insignificant to Caterpillar's enterprise numbers
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Caterpillar's Scope 3 GHG emissions worldwide 2018-2023, by business segment
Caterpillar's Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from use of sold products were estimated at *** million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCOâ‚‚e) in 2023. Scope 3 emissions are estimated to be more than ** percent of Caterpillar's GHG emissions from Scope *, Scope *, and Scope categories. The largest contributor to Caterpillar's Scope 3 emissions is the energy and transportation business segment.
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Caterpillar. (May 7, 2024). Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of Caterpillar worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by business segment (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1385870/ghg-emissions-of-caterpillar-scope-3/
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