SBTi Net-Zero Standard

The international standard, coming in late 2025, will require ongoing verification

New framework for 1.5C-aligned climate targets in built environment sector calls for end of fossil fuel equipment installations, the retrofitting of inefficient buildings, and reductions in operational and upfront embodied emissions

Broadcaster aims to cut emissions by at least 90 per cent by 2050, with carbon offsets only used for any residual emissions

Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative preps consultation over 'guardrails' and guidelines for the use of offsets to tackle companies Scope 3 emissions

Letter to SBTi from group of NGOs, including Conservation International and the Environmental Defense Fund, backs controversial plans to reform net zero standard to unlock more investment in carbon credits

IN FOCUS: BusinessGreen Intelligence dissects what the Science Based Target initiative's latest jargon-heavy addition to its corporate sustainability handbook means for business

'Overwhelming majority' of SBTi staff accuse board of trustees of 'undermining our Standard Operating Procedures and governance processes'

Science Based Targets initiative announces it will consult on changes to net zero standard that would allow for greater use of carbon offsets to tackle Scope 3 emissions

Science Based Targets initiative urged to clarify how and when companies can used permanent CO2 removal credits to help reach net zero goals