Fortum moves forward with its commitment to set targets in line with the SBTi

Source: www.gulfoilandgas.com 4/4/2024, Location: Europe

Fortum has gone through the due diligence process after submitting the official commitment letter for the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Fortum is committed to setting near- and long-term company-wide emissions reduction targets in line with climate science with the SBTi.

Global GHG emissions need to be reduced by half by 2030 and net-zero should be achieved by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C. As nearly three-quarters of today’s global emissions are energy-related, decarbonisation of the power sector is key in the climate change mitigation.

“The power sector plays a key role in decarbonising the global economy and meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. As one of the cleanest power generators in Europe and with a unique ability to deliver clean energy at a large scale, we at Fortum want to drive the clean energy transition by setting ambitious climate targets in line with SBTi Net-Zero Standard,” says Markus Rauramo, Fortum’s President and CEO.

Fortum’s commitment to SBTi is a significant milestone on Fortum’s sustainability journey and a vital part of the company’s strategy execution. With this commitment, Fortum demonstrates the company’s ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its own operations and in the value chain, enabling the transition to a low-carbon economy. Fortum’s focus is on delivering reliable clean energy and driving decarbonisation in Nordic industries.

Already in its strategy, launched in March 2023, Fortum stated that it will commit to SBTi. Fortum will now continue the work by further developing its transition plan and defining near- and long-term company-wide emissions reduction path and targets in line with and validated by the SBTi. Fortum’s environmental targets will be revisited and aligned to correspond to the SBTi Net-Zero Standard during the target setting process. Fortum’s transition will include exit from coal and emission reduction in the company’s own operations as well as its electricity sales footprint.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a global body enabling businesses to set ambitious emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science. The initiative is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and one of the We Mean Business Coalition commitments.


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