Great Opportunities and Great Responsibilities An extract of the „Guidance On Avoided Emissions“ by the World Business Council of Sustanable Development (WBCSD) Societies must drastically cut emissions and protect and develop carbon sinks to limit the rise of the global temperature to no more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and to achieve a state of…
On March 20, 2023, the IPCC’s overarching final report, the AR6 Synthesis Report, was released, and again emphasized the urgency of climate action[1]. To address this concern, many companies have adopted sustainability strategies to reduce their environmental impact and become more socially responsible. One such strategy is the adoption of science-based targets. Science-based targets and…
What is the IPCC? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body, presented by hundreds of scientists and other experts, that commissions expert reports on the state of the climate. Approximately every seven years the IPCC publishes a new Assessment Report (AR) within its assessment cycle consisting of four parts which…
The debate on an ambitious climate target (Science-Based Targets) has increased among internationally active companies since the UN climate summit in Paris (COP21). The Paris Agreement marks a turning point for climate policy. Companies have a key role to play in achieving the COP21 goals. They have the opportunity to make an appropriate contribution to…
Growing pressures from governments, as seen through i.e. the ‘Paris Climate Agreement’ have led to the implementation more holistic and serious climate strategies across businesses. This awareness increase was partially driven by the assessment published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which included scientific evidence on the existence of climate change and established…
The Carbon Footprint is a descriptive, widely-used term for the greenhouse gas emission balance of an entire organization, or alternatively, of a single product or service. It includes emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (measured in CO2 equivalents / CO2-eq). In the case of an organization like a company or public institution,…
Deshalb sind Städte für den Klimaschutz so wichtig Zwei bedeutende Megatrends sind der Klimawandel und die Urbanisierung. Der Zukunftsforscher John Naisbitt prägte 1982 den Begriff „Megatrends“. Megatrends werden in der Literatur uneinheitlich definiert. Gemeinsam haben die Definitionen, dass es sich um Veränderungen handelt, welche tiefgreifende und nachhaltige Auswirkungen auf Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und Technologie mit…
Why cities are so important to climate protection Two major megatrends are climate change and urbanization. The future researcher John Naisbitt coined the term „megatrends“ in 1982. Megatrends are unevenly defined in the literature. All definitions agree that megatrends are changes that have profound and lasting effects on society, economics, politics and technology. Megatrends have…
Ein Überblick über die wichtigsten Standards und Initiativen Das Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) veröffentlichte am 9. April eine aktualisierte Version ihres Frameworks zur Berichterstattung über umweltbezogene Aktivitäten. Dieses ist nun im Einklang mit den Empfehlungen der Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Für Unternehmen, die sich bei der Offenlegung ihrer klimatischen Auswirkungen bisher…
Bonn Climate Talks took place from 8th to 18th of May 2017. More precisely, they are the UNFCCC intermediate talks. During this two-week event, important progress was made on an outline for a detailed rulebook (also known as implementation guidelines) for the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 to reduce climate change.…
