Guides from Vim Aeris on corporate decarbonization, roadmaps, science-based targets, and climate transition plans.
Climate change is a problem of enormous scale, and global progress against it has been disappointing. It is easy to slide into despair. Still, climate optimism with a sense of urgency is what gives us a real chance of hitting the targets we need, in time to avoid the worst effects. It takes the crisis seriously while…
A climate transition plan is a strategic document. It shows how a company will move from its current emissions to net zero. However, it is neither a statement of intent nor a list of efficiency projects. Instead, it ties together reduction targets, committed investments, business model changes, governance, and progress reporting. For most U.S. companies,…
A decarbonization roadmap is the operational document that turns climate targets into concrete action. It answers a simple question: which measures will the company implement, in what order, with what investment, and toward what target? What a decarbonization roadmap is First, a roadmap identifies the company’s most significant emission sources. Next, it evaluates the measures…
Science-based targets give companies a clear, credible answer to a simple question: how much do we need to cut our emissions, and by when? Instead of picking a round number, a company sets goals that match what climate science says is needed to limit global warming. That clarity matters more every year. Customers ask suppliers…
Climate action is the set of measures—political, business, technological, and social—aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting human systems to the impacts of climate change that are already inevitable. It is not an abstract concept: it has international frameworks that define it, metrics that measure it, and specific actors who implement it or evade…