While CF Industries’ push to decarbonize begins with reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our own facilities, our ambitions extend across our value chain. We continue to mitigate our environmental footprint by improving operational efficiency and creating solutions to fuel the future with low-carbon ammonia.
Environmental Goals
CO2-equivalent emissions reduction per ton of product by 2030 (2015 baseline year)
of Scope 3 emissions will be reduced by 2030 from 2020 baseline
Achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Develop, implement, and maintain an integrated nature strategy based on the Company's material issues, including with respect to nutrient & water stewardship, soil health, and biodiversity.
Our Decarbonization Approach
CF Industries is committed to decarbonizing our operations and helping other industries that use our products do the same. We are leading the world’s development of ammonia and fertilizers manufactured with a lower carbon intensity through our investments, partnerships, and capital expansion projects.
Reducing Our Operational Emissions
Our investment in decarbonizing and maximizing the efficiency of our production plants is core to our business operations and corporate strategy.
We have launched a series of decarbonization initiatives within our network that further reduce our GHG impact while maintaining our focus on efficiency and reliability. We now have projects in various stages of development that will reduce the Company’s GHG emissions by approximately 2.5 million metric tons of CO2-e annually by the end of the decade – equivalent to eliminating the emissions of more than 580,000 gasoline-powered vehicles per year.
In addition to implementing efficiency and reliability improvements, CF Industries is pursuing Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) projects that are accelerating progress toward our decarbonization goals. CCS is the process of capturing CO2 before it is emitted and safely and permanently sequestering it in proven and secure storage areas deep underground.
Industry Emissions Reduction Projects
Energy-intensive industries that seek to proactively manage their carbon footprints, such as power generation and marine shipping, have identified ammonia as a promising clean energy source. The ammonia molecule is made up of hydrogen atoms, and hydrogen is widely viewed as a scalable source of clean energy. Ammonia represents both an efficient mechanism to ship and store hydrogen as well as a clean energy source, as ammonia does not contain or emit carbon. CF Industries is evolving its production network to meet the growing demand and support the global energy transition with the scalable production of ammonia manufactured with a lower carbon intensity than most in our industry.
As part of our efforts to aid in the decarbonization of hard-to-abate industries, we have developed several strategic partnerships, including with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, among others. Our collaboration with industry partners is at the leading edge of ammonia fuel use and provides several viable pathways to decarbonization for some of the most energy-intensive industries.
Scope 1, 2 and 3 Reduction Initiatives
CF Industries’ Scope 1 emissions are generated primarily from our use of natural gas a feedstock and fuel during the production of ammonia and nitric acid.
Current and future initiatives
Allocate capital investments for facility upgrades to improve efficiency.
Continue developing and expanding our CCS capabilities.
Expand N2O emissions abatement efforts across our facilities.
Identify and evaluate alternative ammonia production technologies with lower carbon intensities.
CF Industries’ Scope 2 emissions are GHG emissions associated with the purchase of electricity to power our facilities and corporate offices.
Current and future initiatives
Diversify our purchased-electricity portfolio mix with a variety of renewable energy procurement strategies.
CF Industries’ Scope 3 emissions account for the indirect emissions associated with our upstream and downstream supply chain, including the use of our products
Current and future initiatives
Purchase MiQ-certified natural gas for ammonia production.
Partner with industry peers and third-party organizations to expand collaborative efforts.
Participate in agricultural associations to promote best practices in the value chain.
CF Industries conducts a biodiversity impact assessment through the World Wildlife Fund Biodiversity Risk Tool, annually, and is committed to managing our impact on nature and the ecosystems in which we operate within and near.
Environmental Stewardship
As a company whose operations and products rely on natural resources, CF Industries is intentional in its product design, capital developments, and operations to protect biodiversity. We are committed to maintaining – and in some cases exceeding – compliance with regulations that protect our environment, including air, water, and waste regulations. Our drive for continuous improvement has motivated our environmental stewardship through our sustainability goals and initiatives.
Case Study
Exxon CCS Partnership
CF Industries is advancing two CCS initiatives with ExxonMobil, constructing CO2 dehydration and compression units at our Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and Yazoo City, Mississippi, facilities. ExxonMobil will transport and permanently store the captured CO2 in secure geologic storage.
The Donaldsonville project is expected to begin in 2025 and capture 2.5 million metric tons of CO₂ annually – equivalent to removing approximately 580,000 gasoline-powered cars from the road each year.
The Yazoo City Complex project launched in 2024 and is expected to begin operations in 2028, to capture an additional 500,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.
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