(WBCSD) Guidance on Avoided Emissions: Helping business drive innovations and scale solutions towards Net Zero

“Avoided emissions – emissions savings that occur outside a company’s value chain – offer an additional means to accelerate decarbonization through the development of products and services in line with a 1.5°C pathway. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and its member companies, in collaboration with Carbone4 and its Net Zero Initiative and released the “Guidance on Avoided Emissions: Helping business drive innovations and scale solutions toward Net Zero”. Leading global companies, academia and technical experts came together to develop a shared vision of how “Avoided Emissions” could be calculated and leveraged not only by companies but also by financial institutions and governments in their ambition to support and drive climate-aligned decision-making, innovation and purpose definition.”

Citation: Valeri, Cecilia, Diane Buzea, César Dugast, Antoine Crépel. Guidance on Avoided Emissions: Helping business drive innovations and scale solutions towards Net Zero. World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Net Zero Initiative, 2023.