Between fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, the World Bank’s global total emissions within the institution (scope 1 and 2) increased by 655 tCO2eq due to increased building occupancy with more staff returning to the office. Although there was an increase in facility-related emissions, in fiscal 2023 they remained 31 percent below pre-pandemic levels (fiscal 2019) due to recently implemented energy efficiency initiatives.
Å·ÃÀÈÕb´óƬ measures indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 3) globally from its business air travel, contractor-owned vehicles, and World Bank headquarters' food-procurement emissions. Fiscal 2023 carbon emissions from business air travel increased from fiscal 2022 but were 32 percent lower than fiscal 2019 (pre-pandemic level) emissions. Fiscal 2020 business air travel was also impacted by three and a half months of the COVID-19 pandemic, hence the reason fiscal 2019 is referred to as a baseline for business travel emissions.
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