Reports

The SBTi's 2022 report, examining progress in science-based targets globally, finds continued growth in the number of companies and financial institutions setting science-based targets, despite an increasingly challenging global backdrop.

Through a transparent multi-stakeholder process, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has developed the first global science-based standard for companies to set net-zero targets. The Net Zero Standard gives business leaders confidence that their targets are aligned with what is needed for a habitable planet, and it provides clarity on business climate action to a wide range of stakeholders.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and its member companies, in collaboration with Carbone4 and its Net Zero Initiative released the “Guidance on Avoided Emissions: Helping business drive innovations and scale solutions toward Net Zero”.

The Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark, first launched in 2021, has continued to evolve and improve. Read about the evolution of the benchmark and what has developed over the past five years.

The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2022 finds that the international community is falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place.

This Climate Change Committee report looks at the evidence on the risks and opportunities presented by voluntary carbon markets and ‘offsetting’ to progress to Net Zero in the UK and beyond.