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Our decarbonization journey

Our actions to achieve the decarbonization of processes and products by 2050.

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Steps toward Carbon Neutrality

We have started a decarbonization pathway to progressively reduce the carbon footprint of our processes and energy products, with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. This process is based on a gradual and orderly approach to the energy transition, leveraging operational, industrial and technological solutions aimed at progressively reducing emissions and expanding the range of lower-carbon products and services, while helping to ensure an efficient, secure, sustainable and affordable energy system.

The decarbonization plan sets interim targets along this path, focusing primarily on operational emissions directly generated by Eni’s activities. The first Net Zero milestones therefore concern net emissions (Scope 1+2) in absolute terms for the upstream business by 2030 and for the whole of Eni by 2035, followed by the achievement of Net Zero by 2050 for Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions, measured in terms of emissions intensity, confirming Eni’s commitment across the value chain.

The main decarbonizations target

Table showing the main decarbonisation targets
Table showing the main decarbonisation targets
GHG Emissions Targets have been recalibrated to align with financial boundary, as per the European CSRD regulatory framework. KPIs relating to operated upstream assets. Target achieved for operated assets in 2025. For joint-operated assets, achievement is expected in 2026, subject to the execution of projects in Libya, currently expected to be completed within 2026.
  • (1) GHG Emissions Targets have been recalibrated to align with financial boundary, as per the European CSRD regulatory framework.
  • (2) KPIs relating to operated upstream assets.
  • (3) Target achieved for operated assets in 2025. For joint-operated assets, achievement is expected in 2026, subject to the execution of projects in Libya, currently expected to be completed within 2026.

Net Scope 1+2 Upstream

The indicator covers Scope 1+2 GHG emissions from upstream assets operated by Eni or by third parties within the financial reporting scope. The plan aims to achieve Net Zero Upstream by 2030.

Net Scope 1+2 Eni

The indicator covers Scope 1+2 GHG emissions from activities operated by Eni or by third parties within the financial reporting scope. The plan aims to achieve the Net Zero Eni target by 2035.

Net Intensity Scope 1+2+3

The indicator is calculated as the ratio between Eni’s net Scope 1+2+3 GHG emissions and the energy associated with Eni’s energy products. The plan aims to achieve the Net Zero target by 2050.

Routine Flaring

Eni confirms zero routine flaring through to 2030, ensuring continuity of ongoing actions and in line with the World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 initiative.

Methane emissions intensity in the Upstream sector

With a focus on the Upstream sector, Eni has set a target to maintain methane emissions intensity below 0.2% by 2025, a threshold considered by the industry as indicative of near-zero methane emissions. Eni has also joined the OGCI’s Aiming for Zero initiative, aimed at eliminating methane emissions from its assets by 2030. Under the same initiative, Eni confirms that methane emissions intensity for operated upstream assets will remain below 0.2% through to 2030.

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The main decarbonization levers

The levers and technologies identified in Eni’s decarbonization plan have an impact across all business areas. They are applied and calibrated on a targeted basis, with timelines that take into account the technological and market maturity of each solution, addressing both operational emissions and the evolution of the energy portfolio. With reference to 2030:

  • actions to improve production performance, enhance efficiency and optimise industrial assets will help reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions
  • the gradual increase in the share of gas, including condensates, in total production (over 60% by 2030) will help reduce overall emissions intensity
  • further significant contribution will come from the progressive diversification of the portfolio towards lower-carbon solutions, helping to reduce the carbon intensity of the products and services offered. The development of biofuels provides an opportunity to convert and reduce Eni’s existing conventional refining capacity and supports the decarbonization of hard-to-abate transport sectors such as aviation, maritime and heavy-haulage transport. In parallel, the growth of renewable electricity generation, developed through Plenitude, will support the progressive reduction of the emissions intensity of the energy portfolio
  • in addition to industrial and portfolio levers, in line with evolving consumption patterns, a potential reduction in emissions is considered through the increasing share of Oil & Gas directed to lower-carbon sectors (e.g. non-energy uses) and/or through the offsetting of residual emissions using high-quality carbon credits, mainly from Natural Climate Solutions initiatives.

In the long term, the path to carbon neutrality by 2050 will continue along the same lines, with a further increase in the share of gas (around 90% by 2050), the consolidation of lower-carbon solutions and the expansion of Plenitude’s renewable capacity (60 GW by 2050). In addition, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) represents a further decarbonization lever.

Net Zero: our path to decarbonization

We aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through a plan with progressive targets.

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