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  • Utilities are not planning properly for the electricity system of the future: new ACT benchmark by WBA

    Transforming electricity systems is crucial to decarbonisation. In 2018, 62.9% of global electricity was still generated from fossil fuels, but low-carbon generation, particularly from wind and solar, is growing significantly. Excitingly, electrification can enable other high emitting sectors such as autos or heat to slash emissions, but only if emissions from electricity generation are reduced. … Continued

  • ACT Generic methodology: public consultation

    As all companies have their role to play in the low-carbon transition, the ACT initiative developed the ACT Generic methodology which aims to assess the readiness to transition to the low-carbon economy of multi-activity companies as well as companies operating in sectors that will not be covered by ACT sectoral methodologies (see Participate page). ACT … Continued

  • Electric Utility benchmark with ACT by WBA

    The World Benchmarking Alliance is using ACT methodologies to conduct its Energy and Climate Benchmark since 2019. The first benchmark was published in December for COP25 and ranked 25 most influent auto manufacturers using their ACT scores. On the July the 6th, WBA will release their new benchmark ranking 50 electric utilities companies based on … Continued

Companies are central to the transformation of society
and have a key role to play in the transition to the low carbon economy.

Conscious of the current paradigm shift and desiring to play a role in it, thousands of companies mobilised during COP21 to make robust commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and to transform their business model.
To continue to move forward and adopt increasingly ambitious long term emissions pathways, putting us on the path towards 1.5/ 2ºC, in the spirit of transparency and trust that characterised the Paris Agreement, it is essential we are able to assess the credibility of corporate climate strategies and the consistency of their commitments. This is what ACT’s holistic and sector-based assessment methodologies offer. This remarkable and highly promising tool, deserves that as many companies as possible adopt it, implement it and refine it, for it to eventually become a real driver of change.

Laurence Tubiana Climate Champion

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WHAT IS THE ACT INITIATIVE?

CO2 emissions have increased by 1000% during the last century. It is critical that we reverse this pattern.

Carbon accounting has become a must for organizations mindful of the climate impact of their activities. However, practices in accounting and disclosing GHG emissions are different from one company to another and global emissions are still growing. We will take a holistic view of a company’s operational impacts and dependencies, as well as of its supply chain. The ultimate goal is to drive action by companies and put them on a 2°C compatible pathway.

The ACT – Assessing low-Carbon Transition® initiative assesses how ready an organization is to transition to the low-carbon economy using a future-oriented, sector specifïc methodology. It is the natural next step to bring accountability to the growing number of actions that organizations are taking to tackle climate change.

Since the pilot project launched in 2015 by the founders – ADEME and CDP – ACT has received the backing of companies, investors and government departments

the ACT approach 

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Key Concepts
(4 videos, 25 min)

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Framework & Methodology
(5 videos, 35 min)

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Assessments & Reports
(3 videos, 8 min)

Launch of methodologies development Cement, Transport, Oil & Gas Side Events COP 25 Madrid Launch of ACT DDP (Deep Decarbonisation Pathways) Launch of WBA auto benchmark 05-07 Climate Finance Day 15 days 28 ACT Outreach New York Climate Week Race to Zero Dialogues (TBC) Share findings with electric companies (Company scorecard – public via WBA website, company feedback report – private to company) Data validation with 50 electric utilities companies (WBA electric utilities benchmark) ACT Assessments Launch of Oil & Gas, Cement, Transport roadtest Webinars: Oil & Gas, Cement, Transport 24-27 Webinar: IPIECA Climate Reporting Task Force 22 Launch of methodologies development (Iron & Steel, Food & Drinks, Agriculture, generic methodology) 22 Webinar: ACT in France with ADEME and ABC Feedback from French voluntary program participantsCall for volunteers (French voluntary program) 01 Methodologies Roadtest Expected public consultation for Iron & Steel, Agro industry & Agriculture, methodologies Launch of Generic Methodology Webinars: New methodologies development introduction (Iron & Steel, Agro Industry & Agriculture, generic methodology for conglomerate companies) 21-27 05-07 w.c. 11 Data collection and ACT assessments Jun to Sep Public consultation, Generic methodology Sep Call for tenders for new methodologies development (Chemicals, Pulp & Paper, Glass, Aluminium) Aug to Sep Launch of methodology development (ACT support) Sep to Dec Feedback from ACT assessments results to companies Sep to Oct Companies sharing feedback to improve methodologies Oct to Nov Call for tenders for methodologies road-testing (Iron & Steel, Agriculture & Agro-food) Nov to Dec 15 01-31 End of ACT assessments (French voluntary program) 15 15 Share findings with auto companies (Company scorecard – public via WBA website, company feedback report – private to company) 01-31 Call for volunteers (French voluntary program) 21 06 Start of ACT assessment (French voluntary program) 13 Tranport sector public consultation opens 16 Oil & Gas sector public consultation opens 23 Cement sector public consultation opens First Technical Working Groups (TWG) with key sectoral stakeholders (Oil & Gas, Cement, Transport) w.c. 01 First TWGs workshops (Iron & Steel, Agro Industry, Agriculture, generic methodology) Methodologies Development ACT trainings in Brazil and Mexico (Companies, consultancy, financial institutions and public authorities) Dialogue and workshops to build DDP Mexico and Brazil (Transport, Cement, Electric Utilities and Agriculture) Webinars: intro & process (WBA electric utilities benchmark) 28 03-05 05 Launch of WBA electric utility benchmark Nov Oct 2019 ACT TIMELINE 2020 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec to early april

ACT is a joint voluntary initiative of the UNFCCC secretariat Global Climate Agenda.
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