For the cynical among us, here’s a detailed paper of their upcoming proposals: https://sciencebasedtargets.org/resources/files/Aligning-corporate-value-chains-t

For the cynical among us, here’s a detailed paper of their upcoming proposals: https://sciencebasedtargets.org/resources/files/Aligning-corporate-value-chains-to-global-climate-goals-SBTi-Research-Scope-3-Discussion-Paper.pdf https://sciencebasedtargets.org/resources/files/Aligning-cor... I was happy to see that they criticize carbon credits, but only when they’re done “instead” of trying to cut emissions, which feels like an easy bar to clear in bad faith. Also I’d like to see that featured way more prominently! Carbon credits are the near term evil these people should be fighting most actively. Additionally, they have language about restricting emissions measurements to sources that companies can “realistically” eliminate, which is tough. If I run a super wasteful business that couldn’t make a profit (or exist at all) without large emissions, this framework could help me claim that I’m meeting science based targets while doing less than nothing. Anything is better than nothing I guess, but ideally cruise lines and private jet charters would just be shut down, not put green logos on their ads because they cut their small, incidental sources of waste. That said, this whole project is basically begging/supporting companies, so I don’t blame them too much for not taking the hardline stance that’s ultimately necessary — that's a job for government, in the end. I think we can all agree that there’s no chance in hell we’ll come anywhere close to the Paris targets via corporate publicity campaigns alone.