Americas > ANALYSIS: Long way to go before SBTi decides on voluntary carbon credit use under net-zero standard

ANALYSIS: Long way to go before SBTi decides on voluntary carbon credit use under net-zero standard

Published 15:09 on July 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:09 on July 30, 2024  / Roy Manuell /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Following the publication of technical documents by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which included both scenarios for including carbon credits under its revised net-zero corporate standard as well as a paper describing their use as risky and ineffective, voluntary market stakeholders have reacted with confusion at the developments and expressed frustration at the long wait until a final decision.
Following the publication of technical documents by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which included both scenarios for including carbon credits under its revised net-zero corporate standard as well as a paper describing their use as risky and ineffective, voluntary market stakeholders have reacted with confusion at the developments and expressed frustration at the long wait until a final decision.


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