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New net zero standard released amid retreat in climate commitments

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New net zero standard released amid retreat in climate commitments

Rows of heavy goods vehicles and cargo lorries are seen queued along the M20 motorway as part of the Operation Stack traffic control plan, on September 24, 2020 near Ashford, England. Due to industrial action in Calais, vehicles were backed up along the motorway to prevent overcrowding and gridlock in the port of Dover
SBTi draft proposals recognise companies’ difficulties in addressing supply chain emissions © 2020 Getty Images

The Science Based Targets initiative has proposed to no longer allow the use of carbon credits to abate Scope 3 emissions

At a glance

  • The Science Based Targets initiative has released draft proposals for its updated corporate net zero standard, with a consultation open until June 1

  • Key changes for companies include more flexibility for Scope 3 targets, the recognition of nuclear power as a zero-carbon energy source and a requirement to disclose climate transition plans

  • Despite companies rolling back climate commitments, experts say the SBTi will continue to play an important role in defining science-based emission reduction targets for various economic sectors

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