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Q&A: Understanding the Carbon Footprint Methodology for the Olympic Games

3BL Media

First published in December 2018 and updated in December 2024, this methodology provides a structured, transparent way to measure emissions and identify opportunities to reduce impact. The current version is a revised version of the initial document published in 2018 and incorporates insights from Paris 2024 and LA28.

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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. In the Paris Agreement, world governments committed to curbing global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

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

We Mean Business Coalition

But with the world still off-track to achieve the Paris Agreement, should governments intervene? At that point, the IPCC was yet to comprehensively outline the difference between the Paris Agreement’s two temperature pathways – 1.5C This information was to come in October 2018. aligned targets through the SBTi.