Science-based Targets for Faith: Technical Guidance Document

The Science-based Targets for Faith (SBTF) guidance helps Faith-based Organizations (FBOs) reduce operational emissions from energy, mobility, heating, and cooling. It outlines a process for compiling emissions inventories, setting science-based targets, and striving for net zero emissions by 2050, leveraging the significant global footprint of FBO assets like places of worship, schools, and healthcare facilities.

• The guidance supports FBOs in managing emissions from operations, specifically focusing on energy consumption, mobility, heating, and cooling, with the ultimate goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
• Energy consumption is identified as the primary driver of climate change, contributing up to 60 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, with buildings and transportation accounting for 17.5 percent and 16.0 percent respectively.
• FBOs possess a substantial global network of physical assets, including schools, healthcare facilities, and places of worship, which allows them to significantly impact climate mitigation through responsible operation.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Science-based Targets for Faith: Technical Guidance Document. https://www.wri.org/research/science-based-targets-faith-technical-guidance-document

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Science-based Targets for Faith: Technical Guidance Document. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/science-based-targets-faith-technical-guidance-document.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendsciencebased, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Science-based Targets for Faith: Technical Guidance Document}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/science-based-targets-faith-technical-guidance-document}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }