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Concerns mount over loopholes in corporate climate strategies
Environmental NGOs are warning that no corporate climate strategies can be classed as ‘high integrity’, due to a proliferation of unambitious targets to cut emissions this decade and loopholes which allow for an over-reliance on carbon offsets.
The 2024 edition of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor, an annual assessment of climate plans from 51 multinational businesses, has revealed that the average large firm is planning for a 30% reduction in its absolute emissions footprint by 2030.
In contrast, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recommended that a 43-50% reduction in global emissions, against a 2017 baseline, is aimed for to give the best chance of reaching net-zero by mid-century along a 1.5C-aligned pathway.
Several companies included in the Monitor are only planning to cut their emissions by between 5% and 20% this decade. Companies in this cohort include Uniqlo’s parent company Fast Retailing, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Duke Energy and Walmart.
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Amid SBTi controversies, WWF says carbon offsets ‘cannot be a substitute’ for decarbonisation
WWF has issued a statement in response to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) – of which it is a co-founder – indicating that it could weaken its requirements on the use of carbon offsetting to deliver net-zero targets from businesses.
The initiative stated last week that it will soon publish updated guidance on how companies can use ‘environmental attribute certificates’ including carbon credits to account for the delivery of their climate goals, specifically those relating to Scope 3 (indirect) emissions.
This update is expected to relax guidelines on the use of offsets. At present, companies wishing to align with the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard can only use offsets to address 10% of their absolute emissions across all scopes.
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