Sentences with phrase «based emissions reduction target»

Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group, is challenging all businesses around the world to set a science - based emissions reduction target.

Cameron explains, «We set a science - based emissions reduction target for ourselves nine years ago and have been sharing the C - FACT methodology with customers, industry, and governments ever since.

Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group, is challenging all businesses around the world to set a science - based emissions reduction target ahead of this September's Global Climate Action Summit in California.

All of these efforts help HP chip away at achieving its science - based emission reduction target.

Signing the Commitment Letter indicates that your company will work to set a science - based emission reduction target.

Signing the commitment letter indicates that your company will work to set a science - based emission reduction target.

By 2020, at least 300 high - impact companies, representing at least 2 GT of emissions, will have science - based emission reduction targets in place.

I then made my pitch for a carbon fee - bate policy which would place a carbon price on oil sands and other sources of carbon emissions equivalent to that paid by firms in the EU and which, if implemented worldwide, would allow the world to meet science - based emissions reduction targets.

Across the world, it is clear that those companies that realise the growth opportunity that climate action presents, are the ones setting science - based emissions reduction targets.

Their activities range from the adoption of science - based emissions reductions targets, to the removal of commodity - driven deforestation from supply chains and the procurement of electricity from renewable sources, among others.

These companies follow other major brands including McDonald's, Sony and Tesco to have their science - based emissions reduction targets officially validated by the SBTi.

Under this context, the use of carbon credits to meet a company's science - based emission reduction target represents, at best, an impact neutral instrument from a global carbon budget perspective.

Hundreds of businesses have helped kick - start this transition by setting science - based emissions reduction targets and taking action to deliver against those targets by committing to transition to 100 % renewable power.

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«This is a critical moment to develop a viable energy strategy, based on science and evidence, to address our future energy needs and emissions - reduction targets,» Mr. Hughes argues in the report.

The Low Emissions Technology Roadmap provides an independent, science - based analysis of the technology options in the energy sector that can help Australia meet its 2030 emissions reduction target and create new opportunities for local Emissions Technology Roadmap provides an independent, science - based analysis of the technology options in the energy sector that can help Australia meet its 2030 emissions reduction target and create new opportunities for local emissions reduction target and create new opportunities for local industry.

An independent, science - based analysis of the technology options in the energy sector that can help Australia meet its 2030 emissions reduction target

Based on this work, Erie County will set GHG reduction targets and develop a Climate Action & Sustainability Plan (CASP) to incorporate GHG emission reduction into the daily culture of County operations.

And while China is still not committed to absolute emissions reductions in global climate negotiations, experts say its «intensity - based» U.N. carbon reduction targets, which are based on improving the relative efficiency of industrial processes, could be as effective as Western - style absolute cuts in emissions.

By framing the issue in terms of a carbon budget based around cumulative emissions, the IPCC's most recent report showed that it doesn't necessarily matter what short - term emissions reduction targets are adopted, or which country cuts emissions by a particular amount relative to another nation's pledges.

Honda is targeting a 50 percent reduction in its total company CO2 emissions on a global basis by 2050, compared to 2000 levels.

> Secondly, absolute emission reductions based on mid-term targets toward the upper end of the range of 25 % to 40 % below 1990 levels by 2020 for all developed countries — with the emphasis on all developed countries;

On the one hand, CDP, the UN Global Compact, the World Resources Institute and WWF, have just launched a new campaign, in the context of the Science Based Targets initiative, that is seeking to recruit 100 companies to commit to the adoption of emission reduction targets consistent with the level of decarbonization required to keep global temperature increase below 2 °C compared to pre-industrial temperTargets initiative, that is seeking to recruit 100 companies to commit to the adoption of emission reduction targets consistent with the level of decarbonization required to keep global temperature increase below 2 °C compared to pre-industrial tempertargets consistent with the level of decarbonization required to keep global temperature increase below 2 °C compared to pre-industrial temperatures.

Tesco has also become one of 44 international companies to have had its emissions reduction goals approved by the Science - Based Targets (SBT) initiative.

Walmart's Science Based Target: A Game Changer By Pedro Faria, Technical Director, CDP This week Walmart became the 26th company to successfully set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets that are in line with what climate science says is necessary to keep global warming below two degrees centigrade.

Further, the parties will decide the mechanisms by which countries can meet those targets, including whether REDD will be incentivized through market - based incentives, or if REDD activities will be accomplished through a fund that rewards countries for measurable, reportable and verifiable reductions in emissions from forestry.

327 major corporations have now committed to align their emission reduction plans with the goals of the Paris Agreement through the Science Based Targets initiative — and 85 of those companies have already had their science - based targets (SBT) apprBased Targets initiative — and 85 of those companies have already had their science - based targets (SBT) apTargets initiative — and 85 of those companies have already had their science - based targets (SBT) apprbased targets (SBT) aptargets (SBT) approved.

The Clean Power Plan sets emission reduction targets for coal - and gas - fired power plants based on the cost - effective emission reduction strategies already in use in the power sector.

The Science Based Targets initiative requires companies with large value chain footprints to set ambitious reduction targets for their scope 3 emissions, leading many companies to conduct scope 3 inventories and set scope 3 targets for the firsTargets initiative requires companies with large value chain footprints to set ambitious reduction targets for their scope 3 emissions, leading many companies to conduct scope 3 inventories and set scope 3 targets for the firstargets for their scope 3 emissions, leading many companies to conduct scope 3 inventories and set scope 3 targets for the firstargets for the first time.

This set of commitments includes the adoption of science - based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, pledging to procure 100 per cent of their electricity from renewable sources or commitments to eliminate deforestation from the companies» value chains.

It demonstrates that its intended emissions reductions are achievable through domestic measures and says explicitly that its use of carbon credits is «not included as a basis of the bottom - up calculation of Japan's emission reduction target».

The government says that its 2030 emissions reductions targets are a «bottom - up calculation... based on the amount of domestic emission reductions and removals assumed to be obtained» by this strategy.

HP worked with WWF specialists to develop a science - based target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions and a supply chain GHG emissions intensity reduction goal for Scope 3 emissions.

In any case, the point is that the EU, by unilaterally committing to carry its proper share of the global burden of meeting the 2ºC target, would not only reaffirm its commitment to that target, but also prefigure the principle - based differentiation system that is necessary to support and sustain an emergency emissions reduction program in a profoundly unequal world.

The UN has not set guidelines on the base year that countries should choose for their emissions reductions targets.

Yet the new research does not mean decision - makers should give up on timetable - based emissions - reduction targets.

By setting clear, «science - based» emissions reduction targets, companies ensure their plans for carbon reduction meet the level of ambition needed to limit the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 °C.

As he points out, electricity consumption is one of the key drivers behind a corporate carbon footprint and switching to green energy and committing to RE100 or Science Based Targets goals can be an important part of an emissions reduction strategy.

This technical document provides the following information: - An update of global greenhouse gas emission estimates, based on a number of different authoritative scientific sources; - An overview of national emission levels, both current (2010) and projected (2020) consistent with current pledges and other commitments; - An estimate of the level of global emissions consistent with the two degree target in 2020, 2030 and 2050; - An update of the assessment of the «emissions gap» for 2020; - A review of selected examples of the rapid progress being made in different parts of the world to implement policies already leading to substantial emission reductions and how they can be scaled up and replicated in other countries, with the view to bridging the emissions gap.

Based on a year - long intensive study, the Governor of Tokyo submitted a bill, which was passed by Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, introducing mandatory targets for GHG reductions for large - scale emitters as part of an emissions trading program.

If your company already has an emissions reduction target, the letter confirms your interest in joining the initiative and having your existing target independently verified against a set of science - based criteria.

By 2018, at least 300 high - impact companies, representing at least 2 GT of emissions, will have committed to adopt science - based GHG emission reduction targets and more than 100 of these companies will have approved science - based targets.

The SBTi requires that companies set targets based on emission reductions through direct action within their own boundaries or their value chains.

More than 200 companies have committed to set emissions - reduction targets based on what the science says is necessary to prevent the worst effects of climate change, nearly 600 are working toward deforestation - free supply chains, and 84 have committed to source 100 percent renewable energy.

In support of the Paris Agreement, science - based targets from leading companies demonstrate to policy - makers the scale of emission reductions that are achievable to positively influence international climate negotiations and domestic climate policy.

Intensity targets are only eligible when they lead to absolute emission reduction targets in line with climate scenarios for keeping warming to within 2 °C or when they are modelled using an approved sector pathway or method by the Science Based Targets initiative (e.g. the Sectoral Decarbonization Apptargets are only eligible when they lead to absolute emission reduction targets in line with climate scenarios for keeping warming to within 2 °C or when they are modelled using an approved sector pathway or method by the Science Based Targets initiative (e.g. the Sectoral Decarbonization Apptargets in line with climate scenarios for keeping warming to within 2 °C or when they are modelled using an approved sector pathway or method by the Science Based Targets initiative (e.g. the Sectoral Decarbonization AppTargets initiative (e.g. the Sectoral Decarbonization Approach).

As more companies sign on to initiatives like the Science Based Targets or the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), the percentage of emissions they offset may go up.

Companies should refer to CDP's 2018 Technical Note on science - based targets which will provide them with guidance on science - based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in CDP's 2018 climate change questionnaire as well as with a summary of the steps they should undertake in order to obtain points with science - based targets.

Once you have reduced as much as possible, if there's a gap between that and your science - based target, there is a role for the voluntary purchase of emissions reductions elsewhere.»

It is based on submissions by Parties and their contributions to the workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 3 April 2011 on assumptions and conditions related to the attainment of quantified economy - wide emission reduction targets by developed country Parties.

Offsets are only considered to be an option for companies wanting to contribute to finance additional emission reductions beyond their science - based target / net - zero.