At COP25, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) will release a report that provides the first-ever assessment of the initiative's impact in driving ambitious corporate climate action across the globe since its launch in 2015. The report also analyzes where progress is uneven and where additional efforts are necessary.
At 18:00 CET on Wednesday, December 4 in the WWF Pavilion, the SBTi will host a panel discussion to review the initiative's progress over the last 5 years and discuss next steps for enabling more ambitious climate action from companies across all industries and countries. Panelists include Claus Stig Pedersen from Novozymes, Dr. Hans-Jörn Weddige from thyssenkrupp AG, Jeff Turner from DSM, Karol Gobczynski from IKEA Group, Marie-Pierre Bousquet-Lecomte from Danone and Reitumetse Molotsane from the National Business Initiative.
Targets adopted by companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are considered "science-based" if they are in line with what the latest climate science says is necessary to avert dangerous climate change and to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement—to limit global warming well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
Today, 680+ companies have joined this global movement. They are at the vanguard in the fight against climate change, demonstrating that operating within the scientific thresholds for a safe climate goes hand-in-hand with a successful business and healthy economy.
LIVESTREAM: A livestream of the event will be broadcast. Please register online to receive an email with a link to the livestream.
WHAT
Launch of a new report, "Raising the Bar: Exploring the Science Based Targets initiative's progress in driving ambitious climate action," the first-ever assessment of the initiative's impact since its launch in 2015.
WHERE
COP25: WWF Pavilion (Blue Zone), Acceso IFEMA, 28042 Madrid, Spain
WHEN
18:00-20:00 CET, Wednesday, December 4, 2019
SPEAKERS
Alberto Carrillo Pineda, Director, Science Based Targets, CDP
Alexander Farsan, Global Lead, Science Based Targets, WWF International
Claus Stig Pedersen, Head of Global Sustainability & Public Affairs, Novozymes
Dr. Hans-Jörn Weddige, Group Coordinator Energy, Climate and Environment Policies, thyssenkrupp AG
Helen Mountford, Vice President, Climate and Economics, World Resource Institute
Jeff Turner, Vice-President, Global Sustainability, DSM
Karol Gobczynski, Head of Climate & Energy, IKEA Group
