Since the Paris agreement, there’s been a lot of discussion of the need for organisations of all kinds – from Governments to private companies large...
Archive for tag: Science Based Targets
Science Based Targets: what, so what & now what?
Back in 2015, 196 countries agreed a deal – the Paris Agreement – to tackle climate change. The aim is for those countries to work...
2017 – A year in review
2017 was the year we’ll remember as one in which climate change action got serious. Many businesses and local governments noticeably stepped up their ambition....
A healthy response to climate change
Climate change is often thought of through its physical manifestations – sea level rise, increased rain variability and more severe weather events. We envisage flooded...
How to get your Scope 3 carbon targets over the line
For us, setting a science based target (SBT) was a reasonably straightforward process. We’re a small organisation, with operations in a single sector, and only a...
Australia’s first approved Science Based Target offers cause for climate Optus-mism
As climate negotiators meet in Bonn to continue to flesh out the Paris Accord, the political outlook on climate change remains mixed. But the economics...
Corporations leading the fight against Climate Change using Science Based Targets
By Wouter Meindertsma and Vincent Hoen, Ecofys More and more companies, including leading Australian multinationals, are actively combatting climate change by committing to set science-based...
ARENA launches method and guidance for undertaking life cycle assessment (LCA) of bioenergy products and projects
Australia is committed to taking strong domestic and international action on climate change. The Government is implementing national policies to reduce emissions and adapt to the...
Science Based Targets: where powerful climate strategies begin
Ecofys and Edge Environment team up to boost Science Based Targets implementation in Australia As a sustainability or strategy professional looking to develop a climate strategy,...
Part I: Be careful what you wish for – the only ‘con’ to life cycle thinking
LCA in transport infrastructure Part I: Life cycle thinking is one of those things – next to democracy, justice and education – that is a...