Nature-based solutions for climate: guidance for companies

The document urges companies to incorporate nature into their climate plans by reducing the 35% of global emissions linked to forestry, farming, and land use, while investing in the protection and restoration of ecosystems. It advocates for the use of the 4 A's of Climate Leadership framework to set 1.5°C-aligned science-based targets, specifically calling for the elimination of deforestation from supply chains by 2025. The guide highlights a significant funding gap, noting that nature-based solutions receive only 3% of climate finance despite representing 30% of the climate solution, with $350 billion needed annually by 2030 to end nature loss.

• Companies are encouraged to address the 35% of global emissions stemming from land use, farming, and forestry by integrating nature into climate plans and investing in the restoration of wetlands and forests.
• For companies with forestry, land use and agriculture (FLAG) emissions, the guidance specifies the necessity of setting targets to transform food systems and mandates a commitment to remove deforestation from supply chains by 2025.
• There is a severe disparity in climate finance allocation: nature-based solutions (NbS) account for 30% of the climate solution but only receive 3% of finance, with an annual requirement of $350 billion by 2030 to stop nature loss.

APA

We Mean Business Coalition (2023). Nature-based solutions for climate: guidance for companies. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/nature-based-solutions-for-climate-guidance-for-companies/

Chicago

We Mean Business Coalition. Nature-based solutions for climate: guidance for companies. 2023. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/nature-based-solutions-for-climate-guidance-for-companies/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wemeanbusinesscoalition2023naturebased, author = {{We Mean Business Coalition}}, title = {{Nature-based solutions for climate: guidance for companies}}, institution = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/nature-based-solutions-for-climate-guidance-for-companies/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }