The Paris Agreement and the 1.5°C target
The Paris Agreement (2015) commits countries to limiting warming well below 2°C, and ideally to 1.5°C, compared with pre-industrial levels.
The commitments
Limiting warming to 1.5°C requires reaching global carbon neutrality around mid-century and strongly cutting emissions by 2030. Countries publish contributions (NDCs) regularly revised upwards.
What it changes for businesses
Frameworks like SBTi translate the 1.5°C target into corporate trajectories (around -42% by 2030). UltraCarbon includes a 1.5°C-aligned SBTi trajectory.
Frequently asked questions
Why 1.5°C rather than 2°C?
Each additional half-degree clearly worsens the impacts. 1.5°C is the most protective target adopted by science and the Agreement.
Does the Paris Agreement target businesses?
It commits states, but its objectives flow down to businesses via regulations and standards (SBTi, CSRD).