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Prologis Park Chengdu · Transition modelFACILITY

Prologis · asset · Chengdu, CN · 30.660, 104.063
basis: MEASURED · confidence: 0.65 · status: active

Climate & nature exec summaryChengdu, CN · claude-sonnet-5 · 2026-07-07

Prologis Park Chengdu is a logistics asset facing High baseline water stress in the Yangtze basin today, set against a Chinese grid that is on a steep decarbonisation path through 2050.

Today

As a distribution/logistics facility, the site's primary dependencies are grid electricity and local water/wastewater services rather than direct extraction or land-intensive processes, with GHG impact concentrated in Scope 2 purchased power. Locally, the Chengdu site (Sichuan, CN) sits in the Yangtze basin under a High (40-80%) baseline water stress label (score 3.44) and a notably elevated untreated wastewater score of 3.28, while riverine flood risk is moderate-low (1.31) and coastal flood risk is zero given its inland location. The observed grid emissions factor for China in 2025 is 526.49 gCO2/kWh (Ember Yearly Electricity 2025), which currently anchors the facility's Scope 2 carbon intensity at a relatively high level versus OECD grids.

Near-term · 2030

By 2030, the dominant shift is on the energy side: grid carbon intensity is projected to drop from an observed 526.49 gCO2/kWh (2025, Ember) to 380 gCO2/kWh under IEA WEO 2024 STEPS, a roughly 28% reduction that will mechanically lower Scope 2 emissions intensity for this facility without operational change. Water-side horizon data (2030 water stress and depletion scores) is not populated in this dataset, so the physical water risk trajectory cannot be quantified forward from the current High (40-80%) baseline; overall water risk today is scored Low-Medium (1.92) but baseline water stress at 3.44 and untreated wastewater at 3.28 stand out as the sharper localized signals to monitor.

Long-term · 2050+

Out to 2050, China's grid is projected to decarbonise sharply to 130 gCO2/kWh under IEA STEPS, a nearly 75% reduction from 2025 levels, which would substantially de-risk the facility's transition/carbon exposure if realized, though 2080 grid and water horizon values are both null, leaving long-run physical risk residual and undefined in this dataset. The structural water stress and wastewater pressure in the Yangtze basin are unlikely to resolve on the same timeline as grid decarbonisation, so absent updated future water-risk projections, this facility's long-term risk profile should be read as transition-risk-improving but physical-water-risk-uncertain.

Call-outs
RISK
High baseline water stress
The site sits in a High (40-80%) baseline water stress zone within the Yangtze basin (BWS score 3.45), meaning any water dependency for facility operations, cleaning, or fire suppression competes with an already-stressed local supply.
WATCH
Untreated wastewater exposure
An untreated wastewater score of 3.28 signals elevated local pollution-load risk that could affect community relations or compliance costs even though direct riverine and coastal flood scores are low (1.31 and 0).
OPPORTUNITY
Grid decarbonisation tailwind
China's grid intensity is projected to fall from an observed 526 gCO2/kWh (2025) to 380 by 2030 and 130 by 2050 under IEA STEPS, structurally cutting this facility's Scope 2 footprint without any site-level intervention.
WATCH
Data gaps on future water risk
No 2030/2050/2080 water depletion or water-stress horizon scores are populated, limiting forward-looking physical risk quantification for this logistics asset.

Flows0 total · 0 in / 0 out · plus site context + supply/downstream

Inputs (dependencies)
WATER · site context · Aqueduct 4.0
REALM · FRESHWATER
BWS 3.45 · High (40-80%) · YANGTZE (ex 282, 283, 284)
Water stress: 3.45 · 2030 · 2050 · 2080
Water depletion: 2030 · 2050 · 2080
ENERGY · site context · grid carbon
REALM · ATMOSPHERE
CN · Ember observed + IEA WEO STEPS
2025: 526 gCO₂/kWh2030: 3802050: 1302080:
Outputs (impacts + product)
None.

Compositions

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