But for larger organizations seeking to
hit emissions reduction targets and meet broader sustainability goals, there are a number of other criteria to consider when choosing your offset provider.
Not exact matches
From a climate point of view, the key expectation of Friday's meeting was that it would deliver enough
emission reductions to
hit Canada's 2030
target.
If nations
hit their
reduction targets, global carbon dioxide
emissions would level off, even as electricity demand continues to rise.
This is weaker than the EU's
target of a 40 %
reduction in
emissions by 2030 on 1990 levels, and the US
target of a 26 - 28 %
reduction in
emissions by 2025 on 2005 levels — although Jonathan Grant, head of sustainability and climate change at PwC, suggests Japan does need to decarbonise at a slightly faster rate than the EU and the US to
hit its
target.
The US has a long way to go to
hit its 17 %
emission reduction target according to the World Resources Institute (Source: SolarWorld)
75 % of the housing stock will need to be upgraded to A2 BERs by 2050 if Ireland is to
hit its 80 % CO2
emissions reductions target.
In short, California's new rooftop solar mandate might make it more expensive for the state to
hit its renewable energy and carbon
targets without yielding any net new solar build or
emission reductions.
«We estimate that by actively increasing farm yields, the UK can reduce the amount of land that is a source of greenhouse gases, increase the «sink», and sequester enough carbon to
hit national
emission reduction targets for the agriculture industry by 2050.»
Attempts to negotiate a new market mechanism
hit a wall at the UN's climate negotiations in Warsaw in November, with developing countries, including India, resisting pressure from the EU to establish a new scheme before an overall
emissions reduction target had been established.
We need only an 11 percent
emission reduction below existing (2015) levels to
hit CPP
targets, not a 32 percent
emission reduction.