2024年2月28日 · BVCM is defined in the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard as “mitigation action or investments that fall outside a company’s value chain, including activities that avoid or reduce GHG emissions, or remove and store GHGs from the atmosphere.”

2024年2月28日 · SBTi highlights the importance of transparent BVCM claims. Companies can now make a VCMI “Carbon Integrity” claim and get recognized for accelerating global net zero, by using high-quality carbon credits to go above and beyond science-aligned emissions cuts.

Under the recommendations of SBTi Net-Zero Standard, companies should go beyond their near- and long-term science-based targets to further mitigate climate change by undertaking actions or making investments that support climate mitigation outside of their value chains, especially those that generate additional co-benefits for people and nature.

1 天前 · More recently, SBTi faced controversy when it announced its intention to allow offsetting for Scope 3 emissions, a decision deemed by many as too flexible. Carbon Removal Targets. One of the most significant changes for VCM participants in the Version 2.0 draft is the introduction of a structured approach to carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

2 天之前 · The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released a long-awaited draft update of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard (CNZS v2.0). ... (VCM). View all posts. Related posts. An industrial deal, but not a clean deal 26/02/2025 The European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal and Omnibus package supports big polluters while the EU’s climate ...

2024年7月30日 · The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) will decide next year whether corporates can use carbon offsetting to a greater extent to meet their climate targets, summarising a wealth of evidence that most carbon credits sold in voluntary markets (VCMs) do not deliver their stated benefits.

2024年10月24日 · The SBTi introduces BVCM as a strategic mechanism for businesses to accelerate global progress towards net-zero emissions. BVCM refers to actions or investments a company undertakes outside its direct value chain that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or removing and storing them from the atmosphere.

2024年7月17日 · SBTi's BVCM reports officially include carbon credits as one type of mitigation as part of a net-zero commitment. Find out what you need to know about the new guidelines. Learn the steps and sub-steps of creating a BVCM strategy.

What is SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard? The SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard is the world's first framework for corporate net-zero target setting in line with climate science. It provides guidance, criteria, and recommendations to help businesses set science-based net-zero targets consistent with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

In a significant policy shift that could reshape corporate climate strategies, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) unveils proposals allowing companies to use carbon removals (CDR) to meet their net-zero goals. If implemented thoughtfully and holistically, these changes could impact the voluntary carbon market (VCM) by potentially expanding demand into new sectors.