Progress made, but a clearer focus on transition targets is needed in the final SBTi’s Automotive Standard

The NewClimate Institute provides feedback on the second draft of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Automotive Net-Zero Standard, arguing that while improvements have been made, the standard requires more mandatory, specific targets to ensure transparency and comparability across the automotive sector.

• NewClimate Institute recommends that the SBTi make volume-based alignment targets for procured materials in the upstream value chain mandatory, rather than allowing companies to choose between intensity, volume, or supplier-based targets, which the institute claims creates uneven ambition and hinders comparison.
• The NewClimate Institute urges the SBTi to make Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) sales share targets mandatory, asserting that allowing a choice between emissions-intensity or ZEV sales share targets reduces effectiveness and comparability.
• NewClimate Institute opposes the draft's proposal to aggregate regional and vehicle-type specific pathways into a single global target, arguing this could hide slow progress in certain markets; they recommend retaining disaggregated ZEV sales targets by geography and vehicle type for validation and verification.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2026). Progress made, but a clearer focus on transition targets is needed in the final SBTi’s Automotive Standard. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/input-for-the-sbti-automotive-sector-net-zero-standard-draft

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Progress made, but a clearer focus on transition targets is needed in the final SBTi’s Automotive Standard. 2026. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/input-for-the-sbti-automotive-sector-net-zero-standard-draft.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{newclimateinstitute2026progress, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Progress made, but a clearer focus on transition targets is needed in the final SBTi’s Automotive Standard}}, publisher = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/input-for-the-sbti-automotive-sector-net-zero-standard-draft}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }