{"id":152436,"date":"2021-01-12T00:39:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T21:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/science-must-determine-company-climate-targets-say-executives\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T00:39:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T21:39:29","slug":"science-must-determine-company-climate-targets-say-executives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/science-must-determine-company-climate-targets-say-executives\/","title":{"rendered":"#Science must determine company climate targets, say executives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30cb79a4572\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30cb79a4572\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/science-must-determine-company-climate-targets-say-executives\/#CARBON_PRICE\" >CARBON PRICE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> must determine company climate targets, say executives<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/CLIMATE-CHANGE_NORWAY.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LONDON \u2013 Companies must listen to scientists and align their plans to reach net zero targets with a global pact to fight climate change, executives told a Reuters Next conference on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries agreed to take steps to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, and preferably to 1.5C, compared with pre-industrial levels.<\/p>\n<p>But time is running out and scientists warn that society needs rapid and unprecedented change to curb global warming and avoid catastrophic climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernments and companies need to be thinking about what the scientists are telling us. COVID-19 teaches us that,\u201d Sean Kidney, chief executive of Climate Bonds Initiative, said.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, the incoming administration includes a \u201cstrong team\u201d of leaders, including former Secretary of State John Kerry as climate czar, to help advance new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and reduce carbon emissions, Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, said.<\/p>\n<p>But it will also be important for businesses and local leaders to support the shift to clean energy, Sachs said.<\/p>\n<p>And people need to be informed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaches, such as wind power and solar power, that are gaining traction in their area and understand how they can help, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople know across the country that we need to do this, but what they need to see now is local plans,\u201d Sachs said.<\/p>\n<p>Some companies have set their own targets for net zero carbon emissions, but they differ in terms of what is included making it hard for investors to measure progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSetting a 2050 net zero target is easy for a chief executive to do when they know they will be gone by the time it becomes clear whether or not the company has met that target,\u201d Nick Stansbury, head of climate solutions at Legal &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Investment Management, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is key that near returns are demonstrably aligned with net zero targets with well-costed plans on how to get them and clear measures so we can track progress in the near term.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CARBON_PRICE\"><\/span>CARBON PRICE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Europe\u2019s top oil and gas companies, which account for roughly 7% of global crude consumption, have committed to targets that vary in scope and detail.<\/p>\n<p>Shell last year set a next zero emission target by 2050 or sooner. It previously had long-term intensity based targets, rather than goals based on absolute emissions cuts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big change over the last few years is (factoring) the risk of the broader carbon footprint of companies,\u201d said David Hone, chief climate change advisor at the Anglo-Dutch company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you fill a car with petrol (from a Shell garage) they are Shell emissions and that is included in our footprint.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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