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Put your city in the strongest position to thrive in the zero-carbon, nature positive economy.
Nature loss and climate change crises are fundamentally interlinked. Local and national governments are called to tackle them side by side.
Advancing our scope to include cities, alongside companies, the new science-based targets for cities program aims to cover climate and nature frameworks.
Setting Nature targets in 2025
In addition to climate goals, SBTN is developing a guidance for cities to set meaningful and actionable targets for nature. Our Nature SBTs for Cities program, launched at COP28, aims to develop cities-focused science-based targets for nature. We expect initial guidance to be available in spring 2025.
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Does your city want to set science-based goals for nature? Or verify current biodiversity goals? Join our community to stay updated on the progress and future events and get the opportunity to become a pioneer in piloting Nature Science-based targets for Cities.
Setting Climate targets since 2020
Our cities guide for climate science-based targets was developed in 2020 by our core ‘cities’ partners CDP, C40, Global Covenant of Mayors, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
The guide, based on technical research and testing, reviews three science-based climate target methodologies and their criteria. It helps cities choose the right methodology to determine interim and net zero targets.
Check how your city is positioned
Our interactive flowchart assists cities with converting existing climate targets into science-based ones or with discovering what data they need to set a science-based climate target. This can be a first step in learning about what makes a climate target science-based, before downloading the guide for more information about principles.
Start by using our interactive flowchart to see how to ensure your city’s climate targets are science-based or how to gather the right data.
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