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the SBTi's standard breaks down the pathway to net-zero emissions into a few key pillars
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“While the pathway to net-zero emissions is complex, the SBTi’s standard breaks it down into a few key pillars”
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The SBTi standard permits companies to purchase carbon credits to neutralize residual emissions or to finance climate mitigation beyond their reduction targets.
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“The SBTi standard also permits companies to purchase carbon credits to neutralize residual emissions or to finance climate mitigation beyond their reduction targets.”
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Carbon credits must not be counted toward near-term and long-term targets as emission reductions.
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“However, the standard clearly says that carbon credits must not be counted toward near-term and long-term targets as emission reductions.”
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companies should set targets to decarbonize their full value chain emissions in line with the 1.5 degrees Celsius pathway
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“Companies play a critical role in delivering emissions reductions, and they should set targets to decarbonize their full value chain emissions in line with the 1.5 degrees Celsius pathway”
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"companies in the forest, land, and agriculture sectors will need to reduce emissions by at least 80%"
Unattributed assertion · stance: pro
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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"companies will reduce emissions by at least 90% by no later than 2050"
Unattributed assertion · stance: pro
Not yet independently weighed — one source's claim, unconfirmed elsewhere.
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Timeline see standalone →
2021
October 2021
release of Net-Zero Standard