SCALINGUPPRIVATESECTORACTIONONCLIMATECHANGEDEVELOPINGCORPORATEGREENHOUSEGAS(GHG)ACCOUNTINGGUIDANCETHATALIGNSWITHTHEPARISAGREEMENTSCALINGUPPRIVATESECTORACTIONONCLIMATECHANGE2Theprivatesectorisakeyactorinthepursuitofglobalclimategoals.ToachievetheclimatetargetsdefinedintheParisAgreement,anestimated$8trillion,ormore,inannualclimatefinancemustbemobilizedby20301—asix-foldincreasefromthelevelsdeployedin2022.Tofillthisgap,privatecapitalmustplayapivotalrole,potentiallydeliveringatleast$2.61trillionperyear.2Manycompanieshavesteppedup,butmuchmoreactionisneededfromtheprivatesector.Overhalfoftheworld›stop2,000publiclylistedcompanies,whichhaveacombinedannualrevenueexceeding$27trillion,havecommittedtonet-zerotargets.3Whiletheincreaseduptakeofclimatetargetsisapromisingsign,justanestimated18%ofthesecompaniesarecurrently“on-track”toreachnet-zeroby2050.4Anddespitecompaniessignalingclearclimate-actioncommitments,growthincorporateclimatefinanceremainslackluster.Since2018,thenumberofcompaniescommittedtotargetsundertheScience-basedTargetsInitiative(SBTI)hassurgedbymorethan500%,yetannualcorporateclimatefinancepaymentsinthissameperiodhaveincreasedbyjust5%,from$183billionto$192billionperyear.5,6Corporateclimateinvestmentrepresentstheslowest-growingsegmentwithintheprivateclimatefinancesphere,trailingsignificantlybehindthethreefold...
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