Climate Change Data

National Grid and Hitachi Energy

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Communities
  • People
  • Economy
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced direct (Scope 1 and 2) emissions by 70% since 1990 (as at March 2020)

Social Achievements

  • Supporting communities through corporate giving programs and employee volunteering
  • Repeatedly acknowledged as the number one utility for energy efficiency in the US

Governance Achievements

  • Awarded the Carbon Disclosure Project A list for the fourth year running in 2019 for reporting and mitigating the impact of climate change.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net zero by 2050 (from a 1990 baseline)
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions to net zero by 2050 (from a 1990 baseline)
  • Eliminate all SF6 gas from assets by 2050
  • Further reduce Scope 3 emissions from selling gas to customers beyond 2030
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 80% by 2030 (from a 1990 baseline)
  • Reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions (electricity and gas sold to customers) by 20% by 2030 (from a 2016 baseline)
  • Achieve 50% diversity in Senior Leadership group by 2025
  • Achieve 50% diversity in all new talent programs by 2025
  • Provide unconscious bias training to all people
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce SF6 emissions from operations by 50% by 2030 (from a 2019 baseline)
  • Move to a 100% electric fleet by 2030 for light-duty vehicles
  • Reduce energy consumption in offices by 20% by 2030 (from a 2019 baseline)
  • Reduce business air travel emissions by at least 50% from a 2019 baseline
  • Achieve net zero emissions from Scope 3 construction activities in the UK by 2026

Environmental Challenges

  • Decarbonization of heat
  • Reducing Scope 3 emissions from selling gas to customers
  • Eliminating all SF6 gas from assets by 2050 (technology not yet available)
  • Understanding and targeting construction carbon intensity in the US
Mitigation Strategies
  • Working with customers and regulators to enable a range of potential solutions, including heat pumps, and renewable natural gas and hydrogen in networks
  • Working to achieve net zero in each part of the business as fast as possible; seeking offsetting options that deliver multiple benefits
  • Working with partners to identify, develop and implement SF6-free solutions
  • Aiming to develop a target for reduction of construction carbon intensity by 2022

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Paying suppliers promptly
  • Requiring UK suppliers to pay the real living wage
  • Engaging with supply chain to set carbon reduction targets
  • Promoting equal opportunities among suppliers
  • Encouraging suppliers to sign up to industry standards (e.g., FIR commitment)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
  • Market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products
  • Growth of renewables business

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Transportation Decarbonization

Environmental Achievements

  • Partnered on a study to understand the long-term impacts of fleet electrification on the power grid and to support progressive vehicle electrification policies.

Social Achievements

  • Fleet electrification will be an important component of a just transition to a greener economy, providing equitable access to clean public transportation, particularly in disadvantaged and Environmental Justice Communities (EJCs).

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Large-scale fleet electrification could have substantial impacts at the feeder and substation levels, especially where large, heavy-duty fleets are clustered.
  • The simultaneous electrification of MHDVs and light-duty vehicles has the potential to magnify the impacts of vehicle electrification.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Managed charging can reduce the magnitude and duration of peak loads associated with fleet charging.
  • Utilities should seek to work with customers to manage charging impacts across all fleets in a given area to reduce impact on specific feeders.
  • Solutions should consider an end-to-end analytical approach: transmission, distribution, and distributed energy resources (DERs), in addition to charging programs.
  • Fleet electrification needs should be considered in tandem with other needs (e.g., asset condition) to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed