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BT Announces 80% Global CO2 Reduction Target

Jun 21 2008

BT Announces 80% Global CO2 Reduction Target

Written by News watch

Saturday, 21 June 2008

BT announced that it will cut its carbon emissions intensity by 80 per cent across the globe by 2020[1], setting one of the most aggressive corporate carbon reduction targets worldwide. The company also published a new model developed by Dr Chris Tuppen, BT's Director of Sustainable Development for measuring and tracking carbon emissions - backed by the Carbon Disclosure Project. This represents an important step in measuring carbon emissions in a consistent way across the globe.

The majority of worldwide CO2 emissions[2] result from activities in the corporate sector, but up until now it has not been clear what targets an individual corporation needs to achieve to make its contribution to the international challenge. The Climate Stabilisation Intensity (CSI) Target addresses this head on. It is a simple and effective tool that links a company's financial and environmental performance to the necessary CO2 reductions. It is fully in line with the worldwide reduction imperatives outlined in the Stern Report and reports by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The model is unique in that it allows for business growth whilst still respecting stringent global CO2 reductions.