New Fortress Energy

Does the core business genuinely avoid or reduce emissions, or build climate resilience? Share of revenue that is actually 'green'. Fossil-dependent models score low.

NFE's core business is building and operating LNG infrastructure and gas-fired power plants; while it displaces some oil-fired generation, it locks in decades of fossil fuel combustion and methane emissions, offering no credible net emissions reduction at scale.

Credible, science-based targets (SBTi), a real net-zero plan with progress to date, and CDP disclosure — not just a dated press release.

No SBTi-validated targets, no CDP disclosure found; the company's public commitments consist only of vague aspirations to 'zero net carbon' via green hydrogen with no quantified milestones, timelines, or third-party validation, and the CEO's pledge to publish a first sustainability report has not translated into verified, SBTi-aligned target-setting.

Operational footprint, labour and social practices, and governance quality across the company's own operations and supply chain.

NFE has published sustainability language referencing SDGs and a 'Zero' green hydrogen division, but emissions data relies on management's own assumptions and EPA calculator estimates rather than independently assured GHG inventories, and repeated project execution failures and junk-credit ratings signal weak operational and governance discipline.

Quality of disclosure, independent third-party verification, and how much hard data backs the company's claims.

Emissions reduction claims are explicitly based on 'management's assumptions and percentage calculations' with 2018 IEA baseline data and EPA car-equivalency calculators—not independently verified Scope 1/2/3 inventories—and the company has missed its own commitment to publish an annual sustainability report, with no CDP response found.

Controversies, litigation, pollution, fossil-fuel lobbying, conflict-zone involvement and governance scandals. Higher means cleaner.

NFE faces multiple securities class action lawsuits alleging materially misleading statements about FLNG project timelines and revenue guidance; Moody's, S&P, and Fitch have all downgraded NFE deep into junk territory; Nasdaq notified NFE of listing non-compliance due to unfiled quarterly reports; and a consolidated shareholder derivative suit targets company leadership directly.