Open AccessReply to Comment on ‘From the Paris Agreement to corporate climate commitments: evaluation of seven methods for setting “science-based” emission targets’
Author(s) -
Anders Bjørn,
Shan M. Lloyd,
H. Damon Matthews
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
environmental research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.37
H-Index - 124
ISSN - 1748-9326
DOI - 10.1088/1748-9326/ac548e
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , criticism , climate science , presentation (obstetrics) , epistemology , political science , computer science , management science , positive economics , climate change , economics , law , philosophy , medicine , ecology , radiology , biology
The Science Based Targets initiative has published a Comment to our study (Bjørn et al 2021 Environ. Res. Lett. 16 054019). We see the Comment as an important step towards addressing our study’s call for more systematic presentation of methods for setting science-based targets and increased transparency behind the initiative’s method recommendations. We also agree with some of the Comment’s points of criticism of our study and the related nuances introduced. Yet, we find other points to be inaccurate or misdirected. Here, we reply to the Comment by clarifying misunderstandings on our study’s aims, providing additional methodological details, and elaborating on our perspectives.