Business will be key driver of global climate action, new research report reveals

• BY 2030, business could cut its greenhouse gas emissions globally by 3.7bn metric tons of CO2 equivalent a year or 60% of total emission cuts pledged in Paris by NDCs
• EMISSION cuts could reach around 10bn metric tons of CO2 equivalent a year, well over halfway to sub 2°C, with right policy environment for enhanced climate action
• RESEARCH conducted by New Climate Institute and CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, on five key global climate action initiatives reveals the ‘Business Determined Contribution’ (BDC) to climate action

A new research report, ‘The Business End of Climate Change’ launched today at the Business & Climate Summit in London’s Guildhall puts a figure for the first time on what greenhouse gas emissions cuts could be achieved by business worldwide. …