{"id":84721,"date":"2026-05-18T02:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T02:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/84721\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T02:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T02:13:15","slug":"what-are-net-zero-science-based-targets-and-the-sbti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/84721\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Net Zero, Science-Based Targets, and the SBTi?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The meaning of \u2018net zero\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since the Paris climate agreement in 2015, more and more national governments are making commitments to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. This means they\u2019ve set a year by which their economies\u2019 total emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that warm the atmosphere will be equal to the amount of these gases they remove from the atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why is net zero important?\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is international consensus that the whole world must reach net-zero emissions by 2050 to avoid climate breakdown \u2013 and by 2030, reduce global emissions by 45% compared with 2010. These aims are vital if we are to keep global warming in check and preserve a world that can be inhabited by future generations.<\/p>\n

How can we achieve net zero?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the Energy Transitions Commission, net-zero by the mid-century is possible, and requires: high-quality, energy-efficient buildings; flexible zero-carbon mobility; zero-emissions circular goods; abundant clean energy; and sustainable natural ecosystems.<\/p>\n

But reaching net-zero emissions will require global collaboration to enact change because, in the words of the United Nations Net Zero Coalition<\/a>, it \u2018calls for nothing less than a complete transformation of how we produce, consume, and move about\u2019. By setting and sticking to net zero targets, both governments and businesses can play their part in this.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Corporate net-zero targets<\/p>\n

Some companies \u2013 including \u00d8rsted \u2013 have made pledges, placing the idea of net-zero emissions at the heart of their corporate sustainability strategies. This could be great news for global climate action. Through their scale and influence, companies, like governments, have the potential to have a big impact on global emissions and make a significant contribution towards national climate goals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

But some corporations use the term \u2018net-zero\u2019 in a way that can be confusing, or even misleading. It can be hard to understand whether corporate net-zero pledges will really lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, or whether they\u2019re just greenwashing. <\/p>\n

So what does a truly credible corporate net-zero target look like? How can it be achieved?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The meaning of \u2018net zero\u2019\u00a0 Since the Paris climate agreement in 2015, more and more national governments are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[876,45202,45204,287,45201,45203],"class_list":{"0":"post-84721","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orsted","8":"tag-net-zero","9":"tag-net-zero-emissions","10":"tag-net-zero-targets","11":"tag-orsted","12":"tag-sbti","13":"tag-science-based-targets-initiative"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116593164709933385","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}