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Achieving Net-Zero Is More Than Setting Targets

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: When the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) was launched in 2015, the goal was to recruit 100 companies. Now, almost 2,900 are on track to reach the targets set by SBTi for how much and how quickly they need to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

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What is the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?

Sphera

Reduction targets are “science-based” if they align with levels the scientific community deems necessary to meet the 1.5 - 2 °C temperature reduction target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. More than 70 countries , including the biggest polluters — have set a net-zero target, covering about 76% of global emissions.