Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Performance

The energy we use is our most significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, and a significant operational cost for our business. By striving to use energy as efficiently as practicably possible we can reduce our emissions and deliver cost savings to the business. 

At each site we track our energy data to understand our total consumption. Across the group 74% of the electricity we use flows from the national grids of the countries we operate in. The newly acquired Çöpler Mine accounts for a third of our energy use in 2020. In 2020, 9% of our energy came from renewable sources. Our energy intensity was 5.78 GJ per ounce of gold produced in 2020. 

Alongside energy data we also track our greenhouse gas emissions. In 2020, our scope 1 (direct) emissions were 327,119 tonnes of CO2 -e, and our scope 2 (indirect) emissions were 133,935 tonnes of CO2 -e. Our total scope 1 & 2 emissions for 2020 were 461,054. Our 2020 emissions are not comparable to our reported 2019 emissions due to our expanded asset base, following the merger with Alacer Gold, and the addition of the Çöpler Gold Mine in Turkey to our portfolio which accounts for approximately 50% of our total emissions. 

In 2020, our emissions intensity was 0.59 GJ tonnes of CO2 e per ounce of gold produced. These figures provide an initial baseline for our expanded Group.

2020 Energy Consumption (GJ)  

2020 Energy Consumption (GJ)

2020 Direct (Scope 1) and Indirect (Scope 2*) Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Tonnes of CO2e)

2020 Tonnes of CO2-e Emissions by site

Site Emissions as % of SSR Total SSR

Scope 1 and 2 Emissions

2020 Energy Intensity

2020 GHG Emissions Intensity

2020 Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Consumption (as % of Overall Consumption)

2020 Electricity Consumption by Source