Sasol Group’s total emissions are to the order of 64 Mt CO2e per annum, 95% of which are from its South African operations. The Secunda facility contributes around 80% of the Group’s annual emissions, and represents the largest point source of emissions in the world. Around half of Secunda’s emissions arise from the production of steam and power – mainly from coal – in its utilities block, and the other half from its coal-to-liquids process where coal is gasified and transformed into fuels and chemicals.

In its Climate Change communications, Sasol has committed to both medium- and longer-term decarbonisation targets. In the medium term, the company aims to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30% by 2030 from its 2017 baseline. From 2030 onwards, it plans to accelerate options for substituting its current fossil-based feedstock with a combination of green hydrogen and sustainable carbon to transform its product slate to green products, enabling it to reach a target of Net Zero emissions by 2050.  

The two phases of Sasol’s decarbonisation are demonstrated in Sasol’s graphic below, which are described at a high level in this section: