Sustainability leaders clash over SBTi endorsement of carbon credits for Scope 3
A boon for the voluntary carbon market, the SBTi's change of position worries NGOs and its own staff.
Sustainability voices are divided over the possibility that the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) could allow the use of carbon credits for Scope 3 decarbonisation.
Two days ago, the SBTi Board of Trustees published a statement on the use of environmental attribute certificates, including credits from voluntary carbon markets, for Scope 3 abatement purposes.
