We take a pragmatic and collaborative approach to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from our operations and engaging value chain partners and farmers.
Fertilizer production and use have complex and conflicting impacts on GHG emissions across the agricultural value chain. It’s critical to healthy and productive crops, but nitrogen fertilizer also generates GHG emissions when it’s produced and after it’s applied to the soil.
Our current climate-related disclosures are informed by the voluntary Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) framework.
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In 2024, we achieved:
Nutrien’s climate strategy is based on four priorities:
Focusing on these priorities is expected to enable us to fulfill our purpose of Feeding the Future. This pragmatic approach balances a commitment to effectively reduce emissions from our operations, engaging value chain partners and farmers while continuing to focus on value creation by delivering meaningful capital returns.
Our operations, facilities and fleet are associated with Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions and our value chain generates our Scope 3 GHG emissions.
The production of fertilizer accounts for approximately 95% of our company-wide direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) emissions. Direct emissions are generated on-site, from the combustion of natural gas and other fuels, or from processes at our operations. Indirect emissions are from the off-site generation of purchased electricity, steam and heat.
GHG emissions related to the three types of fertilizers we produce come from the following sources:
As we strive to reduce the emissions from our operations, we focus on process improvements, energy efficiency and cogeneration, and lower carbon intensity ammonia initiatives. Read more about our operational emissions-reduction activities in our Sustainability Report.
For Nutrien, GHG emissions from nitrogen fertilizer application contribute significantly to our total GHG emissions in the form of N₂O, through natural biological processes within the soil. Farm Management Solutions is our approach to help farmers reduce GHG emissions and may include nutrient-management advice.
Nutrien has undertaken initiatives to explore decarbonization pathways for the chemical sector and collaborate across the agriculture industry to advocate for action to transform the global food system. Read more about our value chain emissions-reduction activities in our Sustainability Report.
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Nutrien’s Redwater facility was recently announced as one of a handful of North American ammonia manufacturing sites certified through a first-of-its-kind third party Verified Ammonia Carbon Intensity (VACI) program.
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