Americas > Interim benchmarks, not offsets, seen as key to accelerating net zero targets -panel

Interim benchmarks, not offsets, seen as key to accelerating net zero targets -panel

Published 21:43 on March 16, 2021  /  Last updated at 09:14 on March 17, 2021  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, China, EMEA, International, US, Voluntary

Activist shareholders welcome the impending release of ever-shorter, interim sectoral benchmarks designed to guide investors towards 2050 net zero targets, but remain adamantly opposed to the recognition of reduction-based offsets in achieving net zero, a panel heard Tuesday.
Activist shareholders welcome the impending release of ever-shorter, interim sectoral benchmarks designed to guide investors towards 2050 net zero targets, but remain adamantly opposed to the recognition of reduction-based offsets in achieving net zero, a panel heard Tuesday.


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