CATL Carbon Neutrality Achieved Across Core Operations by 2025

CATL Achieves Carbon Neutrality Across Core Operations

CATL carbon neutrality efforts have achieved a major milestone, with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd reporting carbon neutrality across its core operations by the end of 2025. The company said 20 of its battery plants had obtained ISO 14068-1 certification, while zero-carbon electricity accounted for 100% of power consumption across its core operations. Since 2023, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd has used more than 18 billion kWh of zero-carbon electricity. In 2025, energy consumption per unit of product at its battery production plants was 28% lower than in 2022, while carbon emissions intensity per unit of product declined by approximately 77%. Cumulative carbon emissions reductions exceeded 10 million metric tons of CO₂e.

Carbon Management Extends Into Battery Supply Chains

The company’s decarbonization strategy extends beyond its own manufacturing facilities because more than 80% of product life-cycle carbon emissions originate from the supply chain. Total supply chain carbon emissions are more than five times higher than those generated by core operations, making upstream decarbonization central to the company’s longer-term strategy. Its “Carbon Chain” carbon management tool now covers battery production processes and key upstream suppliers, with more than 1,000 product and raw-material carbon footprint models developed to date. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd has also completed company-specific carbon accounting for more than 100 key Tier 1 suppliers.

2035 Value-Chain Carbon Neutrality Roadmap

Looking toward 2035, the company is developing an end-to-end carbon data traceability platform covering mineral extraction, raw-material refining, material synthesis and component manufacturing. Its carbon reduction plans currently address four major areas: raw-material research and development, raw-material production, logistics and transportation, and recycling. The company will introduce Green Procurement Guidelines that incorporate carbon footprint, renewable-energy share and energy consumption per unit of product into supplier qualification and audits. It will initially work with 30 key suppliers through a zero-carbon supply chain empowerment program. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd has also joined cathode-material, anode-material and current-collector suppliers in a 2035 value-chain carbon-neutrality initiative.

Strategic Partnerships Support Decarbonization

The broader initiative is being supported through strategic cooperation with organizations focused on climate policy and environmental markets. The company has entered partnerships with the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation and the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange. These relationships complement its supplier-focused programs by strengthening cooperation around carbon management, climate strategy and environmental-market mechanisms. The approach indicates that the company is moving from emissions reduction within individual production facilities toward a more integrated model covering materials, suppliers, logistics, manufacturing and recycling. Its 2035 objective therefore depends on coordinated carbon measurement and reduction across the wider battery value chain rather than relying solely on improvements at its own plants.

Frequently Asked Questions

What carbon-neutrality milestone did CATL achieve by the end of 2025?
By the end of 2025, CATL had achieved carbon neutrality across its core operations while expanding certified zero-carbon electricity use across battery manufacturing facilities. The company reported that 20 battery plants had obtained ISO 14068-1 certification, with zero-carbon electricity representing 100% of power consumption in its core operations. It also reported a 28% reduction in energy consumption per unit of product compared with 2022 and an approximately 77% reduction in carbon emissions intensity per unit of product, alongside cumulative reductions exceeding 10 million metric tons of CO₂e.

What is CATL targeting for its value chain by 2035?
The company is targeting carbon neutrality across its value chain by 2035, with a particular focus on emissions generated by suppliers and upstream materials. More than 80% of product life-cycle emissions originate from the supply chain, according to the company. Its roadmap includes end-to-end carbon data traceability, supplier carbon accounting, Green Procurement Guidelines and coordinated reduction programs with key suppliers. The company is initially working with 30 suppliers through a zero-carbon supply chain empowerment program while developing reduction measures covering raw materials, logistics, transportation and recycling.