Ahead of the first release of science-based targets for nature v1 in early 2023, Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) is seeking public comment on its technical guidance for companies to set science-based targets for nature, with a focus on helping companies assess and prioritize their environmental impacts to then set targets, beginning with freshwater.
NowThis Earth is launched in partnership with Earth HQ, the media arm of Global Common Alliance.
The Science Based Targets Network has announced the appointment of the Accountability Accelerator to host validation of its corporate science-based targets for nature.
A new report, The State of Climate Action 2021: Systems Transformations Required to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C, from the Global Commons Alliance’s Systems Change Lab.
The Global Commons Alliance, many of our partners, and our core components – Accountability Accelerator, Earth Commission, Earth HQ, Science Based Targets Network and Systems Change Lab – will be in the UAE for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), which takes place from 30 November to 12 December 2023.
Blog by Natasha Matic, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Accountability Accelerator.
The Earth Commission have devised a set of clear new boundaries – like the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit for climate – for several interconnected global commons: Climate, Biosphere (intact nature and managed nature), Freshwater (ground and surface), Fertilizers (phosphorus and nitrogen) and Aerosol Pollutants (air quality).
The Global Commons Alliance is delighted to welcome Margarita Astralaga as the new Chair of its Steering Committee.
