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

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APRIL 21, 2022

In 2016 the earth’s average temperature was the warmest since recordkeeping began in 1880. 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. That record was matched in 2020.

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Should businesses be legally required to set science-based targets?

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APRIL 13, 2022

But with the world still off-track to achieve the Paris Agreement, should governments intervene? As BT’s head of environmental sustainability Gabrielle Giner summarises: “Looking back to where we were after Paris, in 2016, and where we are now – the difference is amazing. But it’s clearly not enough. “We

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

Should businesses be legally required to set science-based targets?

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