- Unprecedented, ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
- Severe financial crisis for the MTA due to ridership declines
- Staffing shortages for bus and subway operations
- Unpredictable nature of the pandemic's ongoing operational and financial effects
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.1M tCO2e |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Continued installation of flood protection devices at street-level openings (97% complete)
- Completed multiyear flood protection project at 148th Street and continued work at 207th Street and Coney Island yards
- Completed construction of flood protection for Staten Island Railway’s St. George Terminal
- Completed repairs to the Rutgers Tube
- Advanced the MTA’s commitment of transitioning to an all-electric bus fleet by 2040
- Continued to advance a 20-percent reduction of building energy consumption mandated by EO 88
- LIRR recycled 140 tons of paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal; 597 tons of cardboard; 10,300 tons of wood rail ties; 50,693 tons of clean construction and demolition debris; 93 tons of yard waste; 12,995 tons of scrap metal; 7 tons of batteries; 15 tons of e-waste; 58 tons of used oil; 10 tons of water contaminated with oil; 5 tons of kitchen grease; and 4 tons of fluorescent bulbs.
- Metro-North successfully passed the ISO-50001 recertification audit
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
📅 Medium-term
- Reduce MTA’s energy usage and increase efficiencies by 848 billion Btu by 2025
🔭 Long-term
- Transition to an all-electric bus fleet by 2040
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
SustainabilityAccessibilitySafetyClimate Change MitigationTransit-Oriented Development