Others generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions

Every company must eliminate its own greenhouse gas emissions, and any caused by its products as a consequence of their use, to live up to the Break-Even Goals. Here we consider actions which go beyond this.

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About this Positive Pursuit

Human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be drastically reduced and eventually halted to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.

The GHG emissions of others are reduced when:

An activity is modified to deliver the same results with lower GHG emissions;
An activity is substituted by another which leads to no GHG emissions; or
GHGs are intercepted before emission, and either used or stored in a way that prevents later emission.

This Positive Pursuit encompasses any action which achieves such an outcome

Why it’s needed

Current GHG levels are at the highest levels the planet has seen in millions of years, with potentially catastrophic consequences.
In 2015, CO2 levels passed 400ppm, more than 40% higher than its pre-industrial value of 280ppm and a level that has not existed on Earth for several million years.
Limiting global warming to 1.5C would require rapid and far-reaching transitions across all sectors.
Global net human-caused CO2 emissions would need to fall by about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030 and reach 'net zero' around 2050.

SDGs this will contribute to

13. Climate action
The effects of climate change - from changing weather patterns and more extreme weather events to rising sea levels - are impacting all countries, disrupting national economies and affecting people's lives.
Learn more about SDG 13