The BMW Group has announced a new milestone in its climate strategy, committing to reduce carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) emissions by at least 60 million metric tons by 2035 compared to 2019 levels.
This represents an additional reduction of nearly 20 million tons beyond its existing 2030 target and marks another decisive step toward the company’s goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
The new target strengthens BMW Group’s long-term alignment with the Paris Agreement and underscores its comprehensive decarbonization strategy that spans the entire vehicle life cycle. Until now, the automaker had aimed to cut at least 40 million metric tons of CO₂e across scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2030.
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The expanded 2035 goal is designed not only to accelerate emission reductions but also to fundamentally transform the climate impact of the company’s business model. By 2035, BMW Group expects that every euro of revenue generated will be associated with less than half the CO₂e emissions recorded in 2019.
To reach this ambitious milestone, the company is intensifying efforts across production, supply chains, vehicle usage, and innovation. A major focus will be on increasing the use of renewable energy in manufacturing as well as across supplier networks, alongside a higher share of secondary raw materials.
Efficiency gains in the use phase and continuous product and process innovations will play a central role, with these measures being applied across all drive variants under BMW Group’s technology-neutral approach. Electrification of the vehicle fleet will also continue to expand as a core pillar of the strategy.
BMW Group has emphasized that global demand for electric vehicles alone will not be sufficient to meet its climate targets for 2030 and 2035. As a result, the company is pursuing decarbonization across the entire vehicle life cycle, regardless of powertrain type. This approach is particularly critical in the supply chain, which is becoming an increasingly significant contributor to emissions, especially for electric vehicles.
Key focus areas include high-voltage batteries, aluminum, and steel, which account for a major share of embedded CO₂e emissions. The company is therefore expanding the use of renewable energy and secondary materials in these segments while advancing innovations such as its sixth-generation Gen6 battery technology.
In manufacturing, BMW Group continues to raise environmental standards. Since 2020, all externally sourced electricity at its plants worldwide has come exclusively from renewable energy. At the same time, the company is steadily replacing fossil fuels wherever possible.
A flagship example of this transition is the new BMW plant in Debrecen, Hungary, which is set to become the group’s first vehicle factory to operate without the use of fossil fuels such as oil and gas in standard production.
To reduce emissions during the vehicle use phase, BMW Group is combining electrification with further efficiency enhancements under its BMW EfficientDynamics program. Efficiency gains are being implemented across all key vehicle subsystems, including drive systems, tires, and aerodynamics, irrespective of the powertrain technology used.
The company said that the new BMW iX3, for instance, consumes up to 20 percent less energy under WLTP combined testing compared to its predecessor.
The achievement of the 2035 milestone will also depend on several external developments, including the transformation of the steel industry toward lower CO₂e production, the continued expansion of charging infrastructure, advances in the circular economy, and further progress in battery cell technology.
In response, BMW Group is continuing to expand its in-house expertise through state-of-the-art battery cell centers of excellence and is driving forward a range of innovative circular economy initiatives.
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