{"id":34731,"date":"2025-04-02T12:55:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/?p=34731"},"modified":"2025-04-02T12:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:56:06","slug":"revised-sbti-net-zero-standard-impact-on-carbon-credits-and-the-carbon-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/2025\/04\/02\/revised-sbti-net-zero-standard-impact-on-carbon-credits-and-the-carbon-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Revised SBTi Net-Zero Standard: Impact on Carbon Credits and the Carbon Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) is consulting on version 2 of its net-zero corporate standard, introducing new requirements that will significantly impact the carbon market. The revised standard emphasizes true decarbonization by requiring companies to reduce emissions across all areas before turning to carbon credits for neutrality. Carbon credits remain a complementary tool rather than a replacement for direct emission reductions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><b>What does this mean for businesses?<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">SBTi tightens regulations on residual emissions, marking a key shift in the carbon credit industry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies must set clear carbon removal goals:<\/strong>\u00a0using interim milestones to ensure a credible path to zero<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stronger focus on carbon removal:<\/strong>\u00a0using the \u201clike for like\u201d principle, whereby removals must match the permanence of CO\u2082 emitted, and a \u201cgradual shift\u201d approach, which requires companies to move to more permanent carbon removals over time<\/li>\n<li><strong>Removal should complement, not replace, direct reduction measures:<\/strong>\u00a0The goal is to eliminate residual emissions by the target year with net zero<\/li>\n<li><strong>Three options for dealing with residual emissions:<\/strong>\u00a0set separate carbon removal targets, receive recognition for removal efforts, and combine additional reductions with removals<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take responsibility for ongoing emissions during their transition through Beyond-Value-Chain Mitigation (BVCM):<\/strong>\u00a0to provide recognition to companies that engage in high-integrity carbon credit purchases, finance emissions mitigation projects, or invest in carbon conservation in natural ecosystems beyond their direct operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><b>Why is this important for the industry?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strengthens the voluntary carbon market:<\/strong>\u00a0setting clear guidelines for incorporating carbon credits into net-zero strategies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strengthens demand for high integrity credit:<\/strong>\u00a0SBTi increases the credibility of carbon offsets<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contributes to long-term climate impact:<\/strong>\u00a0ensuring that purchased credits meet strict quality and sustainability criteria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><b>Why is this important for businesses?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stimulates climate leadership:<\/strong>\u00a0provides recognition for addressing persistent emissions while allowing flexibility in reduction strategies<\/li>\n<li><strong>It creates opportunities for organizations:<\/strong>\u00a0by enabling the demonstration of improved climate action in meeting net-zero commitments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>More on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/SGS-SA-2956065\/news\/SBTi-s-Revised-Net-Zero-Standard-Impact-on-Carbon-Credits-and-Carbon-Market-49505456\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">marketscreener.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) is consulting on version 2 of its net-zero corporate standard, introducing new requirements that will significantly impact the carbon market. The revised standard emphasizes true decarbonization by requiring companies to reduce emissions across all areas before turning to carbon credits for neutrality. Carbon credits remain a complementary tool rather than a replacement for [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uhlikove-kredity"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}