We are excited to share with the LinkedIn community the remarkable work being carried out by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). SBTi, founded in 2015, is a collaborative effort of leading global organizations that empowers businesses to set ambitious, science-based targets to combat climate change and create a sustainable future. SBTi provides a...
Category: Climate Changing
Revealing the Hidden Dimensions of RECs
Under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, many companies and organizations utilize renewable energy certificates (RECs) to align with their science-based emission reduction targets and claim reductions in Scope 2 emissions (purchased electricity). However, it is essential to understand that purchasing RECs generally do not contribute to the creation of additional clean energy generation capacity....
Adaptation Finance And Financial Institutions
The environment is taking center stage in our lives on both global and national, even local levels day-by-day. From the political arena to the classroom, from the international meetings to our business, even to our dinner table, the fact of climate change is discussed from different perspectives. Like every development in human history, climate change...
Climate Bonds
Climate bonds are fixed-income financial instruments linked to climate change solutions. They aim to provide financing for climate change solutions, such as mitigation or adaptation projects. These might be greenhouse gas emission reduction projects ranging from clean energy to energy efficiency, or climate change adaptation projects ranging from building Nile delta flood defenses to helping...