Sustainability

Question 1

What is the target of the 2015 Paris Agreement in terms of emissions by 2030?

Answer 1

Half emissions by 2030 to hold the the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 ℃ above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the rise to 1.5 ℃.

Question 2

According to the 2015 Paris Agreement, when must Green House gas emissions drop to net-zero by in order to avoid global catastrophe?

Answer 2

2050

Question 3

What are science based targets?

Answer 3

Science-based targets are a set of goals developed by a business to provide it with a clear route to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. An emissions reduction target is defined as ‘science-based’ if it is developed in line with the scale of reductions required to keep global warming below 2C from pre-industrial levels.