By setting its own specific, measurable climate targets and measures, the company is helping meet the Paris Agreement’s goal.
Employees from a range of different areas are working specifically to make influential aspects of the company's core business, such as network operation, office buildings and shops, and reduce climate-damaging emissions.
Confirmed by experts
The Group's climate targets are purposely aligned with scientific research. The independent Science Based Targets initiative has confirmed that Deutsche Telekom is making a contribution to achieving the important 1.5-degree target in doing so.
The most important climate targets at a glance
- Greenhouse gas neutral in own operation (Scope 1 & 2) since 2025.
- Nearly complete reduction of our emissions (more than 94% compared to 2017).
- Residual emissions are neutralized through high-quality CO2 sequestration projects.
- Purchase of 100 percent electricity from renewable energies worldwide since 2021.
- Reduction of emissions in the supply chain as well as in the usage phase by our customers (Scope 1-3) by 55 percent compared to 2020 by 2030
- Climate neutrality (net zero emissions) along the entire value chain (Scope 3) by 2040 at the latest
