SCOPE 1 – Direct GHG emissions from sources owned or controlled by ConocoPhillips.
SCOPE 2 – GHG emissions from the generation of purchased electricity consumed by ConocoPhillips.
SCOPE 3 – All other indirect GHG emissions as a result of ConocoPhillips activities, from sources not owned or controlled by the company, including emissions from the end use of oil and gas products by consumers.
As part of the climate-related risk framework we adopted in 2020, we calculate key metrics and use targets to estimate and monitor our performance and progress in managing climate-related risks and opportunities.
Our 2025 absolute emissions increased compared to 2024 (on a gross operated basis) due to several factors,1 including the integration of full year of emissions from acquired heritage Marathon Oil assets in the Lower 48, first-year operated emissions reporting from Malaysia, and increased activity in both Canada and the Lower 48. However, our overall Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG and methane emissions intensities decreased as a result of increased production and abatement projects focused on methane sources in our Lower 48 assets.
- Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity decreased to 19.5 kg CO2e/BOE.
- Methane intensity decreased to 2.8 kg CO2e/BOE.
We have committed to multiple targets for reducing operational (Scope 1 and Scope 2) emissions over which the company has ownership. Our targets are:
| By 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Reduce methane emissions intensity by 10% from a 2019 baseline. | Achieved |
| Reach zero routine flaring, five years sooner than the World Bank initiative’s goal of 2030 (excluding heritage Marathon Oil assets)2 | Achieved |
| By 2030 | |
| Reduce GHG emissions intensity by 50-60% on both a gross operated and net equity basis from a 2016 baseline. | On track |
| Achieve near-zero methane emissions intensity. | On track |
| Maintain flaring intensity of <0.75% of gas produced at operated assets. | Implemented in 2026 |
Our target framework is set on an intensity basis. Intensity targets better apply to the exploration and production sector’s dynamic business environment where plans, technology, prices, industry structure and costs all change rapidly. Intensity targets are more durable and allow a company to change plans to maintain a competitive portfolio without also having to repeatedly reset targets.
Our targets inform internal emissions reduction efforts at the business unit level and support innovation on efficiency, emissions reduction, GHG regulatory risk mitigation and climate-related risk management throughout the life cycle of our assets.
All data presented herein is from January 1 to December 31, 2025. Footnotes to our performance metrics outline the scope and methodologies of our data reporting. The minimum boundary for reporting on environmental priorities is the assets we operate. Our progress to date has not included the use of voluntary offsets.
Read more about the principles surrounding our approach to target setting and our measurement, reporting and verification practices.
Key content links
- Our Performance metrics section provides the metrics included in this section in tabular format.  
- Our metrics are also linked to key frameworks such as SASB and ISSB.
- Read more about our approach to net-zero.
1. In support of our company reporting practices that are based on the data principles from the World Resources Institute Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
2. Per the World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 initiative, “Oil companies that endorse the Initiative will develop new oil fields they operate according to plans that incorporate sustainable utilization or conservation of the field’s associated gas without routine flaring. Oil companies with routine flaring at existing oil fields they operate will seek to implement economically viable solutions to eliminate this legacy flaring as soon as possible, and no later than 2030.”
Related topics
Scope 1 and 2 Emissions Reduction Activities
Strategically reducing our emissions in the Lower 48
2022 CDP Report
Testing Drone Technology to Detect and Quantify Emissions
The Net-Zero Roadmap: Implementing our Ambition
Creating a Pipeline of GHG Reduction Projects
Building a Technology Toolkit for Methane Emissions Detection
Catching Thieves in the Oil Sands
Reducing GHGs While Increasing Production
Sustainability Governance
