SBTi Targets Fossil Fuel Funders with New Climate Target-Setting Framework 

SBTi Targets Fossil Fuel Funders with New Climate Target-Setting Framework 

by  
AnhNguyen  
- 3 octobre 2024

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is introducing a new climate target-setting framework aimed at financial institutions, particularly those with significant fossil fuel investments. Nate Aden, SBTi’s finance lead, highlights that the goal is to encourage financial institutions to reduce real-world emissions by transitioning away from fossil fuel funding, rather than penalizing them. 

The framework requires institutions to stop financing new fossil fuel projects and align their existing fossil fuel exposure with a 1.5°C climate target. Coal projects, for example, must be phased out by 2030 in OECD countries and by 2040 elsewhere. The SBTi is also introducing tiered expectations based on the institution’s level of influence over their clients’ emissions, such as project finance versus SME loans. 

The ESG standards set by the SBTi will include legally enforceable guidelines, with an emphasis on fossil fuel financing. Financial institutions must also comply with any conflicting regional legislation or regulations. While the focus is on banks, insurers, and investors with major fossil fuel exposure, feedback from initial pilot programs has been largely positive. 

Aden stresses that without addressing fossil fuel financing, climate stabilization is impossible. The SBTi’s new rules aim to make fossil fuel-related net-zero requirements legally and contractually feasible. The final standard will be published after industry feedback is reviewed and approved by SBTi’s technical council and executive board. 

The initiative reflects growing global pressure on financial institutions to adopt sustainability strategies that align with climate goals, further solidifying the role of ESG in finance. 

 

Sources : 

https://www.responsible-investor.com/its-time-says-sbti-as-it-pulls-plug-on-financing-fossil-fuels/ 

https://sciencebasedtargets.org/sectors/oil-and-gas 

Commencez à utiliser le toolkit Seneca ESG aujourd'hui

Suivez les performances ESG dans les portefeuilles, créez vos propres cadres ESG et prenez de meilleures décisions commerciales éclairées.

Toolkit

Seneca ESG

Intéressé ? Contactez-nous maintenant

Pour nous contacter, veuillez remplir le formulaire à droite ou nous envoyer directement un email à l'adresse ci-dessous

sales@senecaesg.com

Bureau de Singapour

7 Straits View, Marina One East Tower, #05-01, Singapour 018936

+65 6223 8888

Bureau d'Amsterdam

Gustav Mahlerplein 2 Amsterdam, Pays-Bas 1082 MA

(+31) 6 4817 3634

Bureau de Taipei

77 Dunhua South Road, 7F Section 2, Da'an District Taipei City, Taïwan 106414

(+886) 02 2706 2108

Bureau de Hanoi

Viet Tower 1, Thai Ha, Dong Da Hanoi, Vietnam 100000

(+84) 936 075 490

Bureau de Lima

Av Jorge Basadre Grohmann 607 San Isidro, Lima, Pérou 15073

(+51) 951 722 377

Bureau de Tokyo

1-4-20 Nishikicho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo 190-0022