{"id":52020,"date":"2021-07-13T07:51:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T21:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=52020"},"modified":"2021-07-13T07:51:46","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T21:21:46","slug":"trina-solar-sbti-mb2074","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/trina-solar-sbti-mb2074\/","title":{"rendered":"Trina Solar Joins Science Based Targets Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/trina-solar-sbti.jpg\" alt=\"Trina Solar - SBTi\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/trina-solar-sbti.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/trina-solar-sbti-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/trina-solar-sbti-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/trina-solar-sbti-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chinese solar panel manufacturing giant Trina Solar says it has formally joined the global Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Producing solar cells and panels is a pretty energy intensive business<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/trina-solar-sbti-mb2074\/#en-52020-1' id='enref-52020-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(52020)'>1<\/a><\/sup>, and Trina Solar certainly manufactures a lot of them. By the first quarter of this year the company had shipped more than 70GW+ of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/trina-review.html\">Trina Solar panels<\/a> to 100+ countries, including Australia<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/trina-solar-sbti-mb2074\/#en-52020-2' id='enref-52020-2' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(52020)'>2<\/a><\/sup>. The firm says the panels it has produced so far are avoiding 94.22 million tons of emissions per year.<\/p>\n<p>But recognising that it needs to do more in terms of its own operations, Trina Solar Chairman Gao Jifan said the company joined the SBTi to better fulfill its mission of &#8216;Solar Energy for All&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We will draw on our strategic advantages, our strong product development and innovation capabilities and our global business presence to move as swiftly as possible toward carbon neutrality and sustainable development.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>What Is The SBTi?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedtargets.org\/\">The Initiative<\/a> supports science-based targets providing clearly-defined pathways for companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Targets are considered \u2018science-based\u2019 if they support what is necessary to\u00a0 meet the goals of the Paris Agreement; which is to limit warming to well-below 2\u00b0C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>This is a goal that is becoming increasingly difficult to reach. While the electricity sector is (generally) cleaning up its act, it still represents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/data-and-statistics\/charts\/global-energy-related-co2-emissions-by-sector\">around 40%<\/a> of global energy related emissions.<\/p>\n<p>So, what sort of targets has Trina put in place under the SBTi? None yet as far as I can tell\u00a0 &#8211; it&#8217;s a 5-step process:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Companies submit a letter establishing an intent to set a science-based target<\/li>\n<li>They then work on an emissions reduction target in line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedtargets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SBTi-criteria.pdf\"> SBTi\u2019s criteria<\/a><\/li>\n<li>That is submitted to the SBTi for validation<\/li>\n<li>The target is announced<\/li>\n<li>The company reports its emissions and progress annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SBTi says more than one thousand leading businesses are setting emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science. Trina Solar notes it is one of only nine companies in China that has backed the more ambitious <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedtargets.org\/business-ambition-for-1-5c\/\"> 1.5C goal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Every step that Trina Solar takes will be in line with the 1.5C pledge, and we will do our utmost to create a carbon-free world,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trinasolar.com\/en-glb\/resources\/newsroom\/matrina-solar-joins-sbti-initiative-underling-its-support-15%C2%B0c-emissions\">said Mr. Gao<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One very obvious and fitting step Trina Solar can take is committing to sourcing 100% renewable energy for its operations sooner rather than later. 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