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

The NewClimate Institute argues that while the second draft of the SBTi Automotive Net-Zero Standard shows improvement, it requires mandatory volume targets for procured materials and mandatory zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales share targets to prevent uneven ambition. It also recommends maintaining disaggregated ZEV sales targets by geography and vehicle type to avoid masking slow progress in specific markets.

• The NewClimate Institute recommends that volume-based alignment targets for procured materials in the upstream value chain be made mandatory, as allowing a choice between intensity, volume, or supplier-based targets leads to uneven ambition and complicates comparisons.
• The 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 the effectiveness and comparability of the metrics.
• The NewClimate Institute advises against the draft's proposal to aggregate regional and vehicle-type specific pathways into a single global target, arguing that disaggregated targets are necessary to ensure accountability and prevent the masking of slower progress in certain markets.

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} }