SBTi

Science-Based Targets Initiative – a standalone corporate climate action organisation that creates recognised frameworks that enable companies and financial institutions to set emissions reduction targets that are in line with the science of climate change. SBTi was originally founded by the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the We Mean Business Coalition, the World Resources Institute and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).

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The global energy transition is well under way as the world seeks to move away from finite energy sources like fossil fuels to cleaner power
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November saw progress in Europe’s climate policy agenda, after the EU’s member states reached agreement on a 90% emissions reduction target by 2040, but delayed
The reduction of an entity's carbon emissions below net zero, so it has achieved a net reduction in emissions. The entity's total reductions or removals
The global energy transition is well under way as the world seeks to move away from finite energy sources like fossil fuels to cleaner power

24 November 2025

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EU nations agree 90% emissions target for 2040

November saw progress in Europe’s climate policy agenda, after the EU’s member states reached agreement on a 90% emissions reduction target by 2040, but delayed the start of a planned new...

21 November 2025

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Carbon Negative

The reduction of an entity's carbon emissions below net zero, so it has achieved a net reduction in emissions. The entity's total reductions or removals are greater than its total output of carbon.

17 November 2025

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Are Power Grid Upgrades the Key to Unlocking the Energy Transition?

The global energy transition is well under way as the world seeks to move away from finite energy sources like fossil fuels to cleaner power sources that can avoid severe climate change and sustain economies...

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