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15 Jul 2021 Climate ambition: SBTi raises the bar to 1.5°C Global initiative to no longer accept ‘well below 2°C’ temperature targets.

07 Jul 2021 Companies must submit targets by deadline to guarantee result before COP26 The Science Based Targets initiative receives a particularly high volume of submissions around this time. To ensure that your results are delivered before COP26, please submit your targets for validation before August 2, 2021.

09 Jun 2021 No major G7 stock index aligned with Paris climate goals New research by CDP and the United Nations Global Compact on behalf of the Science Based Targets initiative calls on G7 companies to take ambitious climate action.

24 May 2021 STATEMENT: Biden Administration Encourages the Requirement of Science-Based Targets for Federal Suppliers In a new Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk, the Biden Administration took additional steps to get the federal government, companies, and financial institutions to measure and reduce their emissions.

25 Feb 2021 Understand the methods for science-based climate action The Science Based Targets initiative's methodological decisions are constantly evolving (based on science and best practices) to reduce global CO2 emissions.

26 Jan 2021 330+ target-setting firms reduce emissions by a quarter in five years since Paris Agreement Analysis of 338 companies (including Enel, Mastercard and Tesco) shows companies with ambitious science-based targets (SBTs) are delivering on Paris-aligned ambition, with emissions reductions at scale