18 European power companies have approved science-based targets, compared to just 1 in the US.
    The most ambitious European power company targets will result in combined emissions reductions of 303.5 million tonnes by 2030 (scope 1 and 2), more than the total greenhouse gases emitted from Spain last year (272 million tonnes).
    Several major US utilities, including Duke Energy, Dominion and Southern Company have self-defined 2050 net zero targets and are currently only reducing emissions by 1-2% a year.
    The SBTi is calling on more US and European power companies to urgently set ambitious science-based targets and take immediate climate action.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the global body enabling businesses to set emissions reduction targets in line with climate science, is releasing new data today showing that power sector science-based targets are now mainstream in Europe but lagging in the US.
The US is committed to cut emissions 50-52% from 2005 levels by 2030. The Biden administration is also hoping to enact a Clean Energy Standard, which is critical to delivering on the US 2030 target. If passed into law, the goal will be to generate 80% clean electricity by 2030 and 100% by 2035, up from 12% in 2020.
In all IPCC climate scenarios that limit warming to 1.5°C, electricity-related emissions are immediately reduced and the share of electricity in energy consumption grows steadily. This is because the power sector can establish steep emissions reductions, enabled by rapid cost reductions for solar, wind, and storage, expansion of national and subnational goals and demand for clean energy. The decarbonization of power is therefore vital to halving global emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero before 2050.
Alberto Carrillo Pineda, Managing Director of the SBTi, said: “The science is clear - we must halve global emissions by 2030 and the electricity sector must lead the way. But currently, the European electricity sector is powering ahead of North America. Europe has demonstrated the possibilities, and the US must now deliver an energy revolution that rapidly phases-out coal and gas while turbo-charging the expansion of renewable energy.”
The SBTi is calling on US power companies to urgently follow the lead of those in Europe by setting ambitious and robust science-based targets. Europe is leading the way, while the US has ambitious plans with little demonstrable action. The climate crisis requires immediate and decisive action from the world’s power sector to deliver emissions reductions at the rapid pace and scale required by science.
Europe powering ahead
18 European power companies have approved science-based targets, including all 10 of the largest European utilities. Thirteen have also joined the SBTi’s most ambitious campaign - Business Ambition for 1.5°C. These most ambitious targets will result in combined scope 1 and 2 emissions reductions of 303.5 million tonnes by 2030, more than the total greenhouse gases emitted from Spain last year (272 million tonnes).
Enel, EDP, Iberdrola, Siemens Renewable Energy, Orsted and Verbund all have approved 1.5°C targets and are reducing emissions at an average rate equivalent to 59% over 10 years. Combined, these companies will cut more than 136 million tonnes of emissions by 2030. Siemens Renewable Energy, Orsted and Verbund also all have near-term target dates within the next four years, demonstrating their commitment to urgent climate action.
Major German utility E.On and UK Utility Centrica have committed via the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign to set targets in-line with 1.5°C, and French multinational Engie is upgrading its 2°C science-based target in line with 1.5°C. These additional commitments are expected to result in significant additional emissions reductions.
The SBTi is inviting all remaining major European utilities, such as Vattenfall and ENBW to commit to the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign to help further accelerate action from Europe’s power sector.
Call to action for US power companies
In the US, NRG Energy is leading the way by demonstrating the possibilities of science-based emissions reductions in the country’s power sector. The company has an approved 1.5°C science-based target, in which it has committed to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2025 and 100% by 2050 from a 2014 base year. This means it will cut at least 32 million tonnes of emissions by 2025.
Many major US utilities, including Duke Energy, Dominion and Southern Company have self-defined 2050 net zero targets and are currently only reducing emissions by 1-2% a year.
Recent data shows science-based targets are driving corporate decarbonization - between 2015 and 2020 companies with validated targets cut emissions by 25% compared with an increase of 3.4% in global energy and industrial emissions.
The SBTi data on EU vs US electric utilities is viewable here.

18家欧洲电力公司批准了基于科学的目标，而美国只有一家。
最雄心勃勃的欧洲电力公司目标将导致到2030年的总排放量减少3.035亿吨(范围1和2)，超过西班牙去年的温室气体排放总量(2.72亿吨)。
杜克能源(Duke Energy)、多米尼恩(Dominion)和南方公司(Southern Company)等几家美国主要公用事业公司都制定了自定义的2050年净零排放目标，目前每年只减少1-2%的排放。
SBTi呼吁更多的美国和欧洲电力公司紧急制定雄心勃勃的科学目标，并立即采取气候行动。
科学目标倡议(SBTi)是一个让企业能够根据气候科学设定减排目标的全球性机构，它今天发布的新数据显示，电力部门基于科学的目标目前在欧洲是主流，但在美国落后。
美国承诺到2030年在2005年的基础上减排50-52%。拜登政府还希望制定一项清洁能源标准，这对实现美国2030年的目标至关重要。如果该计划获得通过成为法律，其目标将是到2030年清洁发电量达到80%，到2035年达到100%，高于2020年的12%。
在IPCC所有将升温限制在1.5°C的气候情景中，与电力相关的排放立即减少，电力在能源消费中的份额稳步增长。这是因为电力部门能够实现大幅减排，这得益于太阳能、风能和储能的成本迅速降低，国家和次国家目标的扩大，以及对清洁能源的需求。因此，电力脱碳对于到2030年将全球排放量减半和在2050年前实现净零排放至关重要。
SBTi的总经理Alberto Carrillo Pineda说:“科学是明确的——我们必须在2030年之前将全球排放量减半，电力部门必须发挥带头作用。但目前，欧洲电力部门的电力供应正领先于北美。欧洲已经证明了这种可能性，美国现在必须进行一场能源革命，迅速淘汰煤炭和天然气，同时大力扩张可再生能源。”
SBTi呼吁美国电力公司紧急效仿欧洲的做法，制定雄心勃勃的、强有力的科学目标。欧洲正在走在前面，而美国有雄心勃勃的计划，但几乎没有明显的行动。气候危机要求世界电力部门立即采取果断行动，以科学所需的速度和规模实现减排。
欧洲全速前进
18家欧洲电力公司已经批准了基于科学的目标，其中包括欧洲最大的10家公用事业公司。还有13个国家加入了SBTi最雄心勃勃的活动——1.5°C的商业雄心。这些最雄心勃勃的目标将使范围1和范围2到2030年的总排放量减少3.035亿吨，超过西班牙去年的温室气体排放总量(2.72亿吨)。
Enel、EDP、Iberdrola、西门子可再生能源、Orsted和Verbund都批准了1.5°C的目标，并在10年内以平均相当于59%的速度减少排放。到2030年，这些公司总共将减少超过1.36亿吨的排放。西门子可再生能源、Orsted和Verbund也都有未来四年的短期目标日期，表明他们对紧急气候行动的承诺。
德国主要公用事业公司E.On和英国公用事业公司Centrica已经通过商业雄心(Business Ambition)的1.5°C运动，承诺设定与1.5°C一致的目标，法国跨国公司Engie正在将其2°C的科学目标升级至1.5°C。这些额外的承诺预计将导致显著的额外减排。
SBTi邀请所有剩余的欧洲主要公用事业公司，如Vattenfall和ENBW承诺1.5°C的商业雄心运动，以帮助进一步加速欧洲电力部门的行动。
呼吁美国电力公司采取行动
在美国，NRG能源公司引领潮流，展示了在美国电力部门实现科学减排的可能性。该公司已批准了1.5°C的科学目标，承诺到2025年将scope 1和scope 2的绝对排放量从2014年的基准年减少50%，到2050年减少100%。这意味着到2025年，中国将至少减少3200万吨的排放。
包括杜克能源(Duke Energy)、多米尼恩(Dominion)和南方公司(Southern Company)在内的许多美国主要公用事业公司都制定了自定义的2050年净零排放目标，目前每年只减少1-2%的排放。
最近的数据显示，以阿科学为基础的目标正在推动企业脱碳——在2015年至2020年期间，有确定目标的企业减排25%，而全球能源和工业排放增加了3.4%。
SBTi关于欧盟与美国电力公司的数据可以在这里看到。

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