Dr Luiz Amaral will step down from his role as CEO as Jenny Ehr, currently chief legal officer, will step in as interim CEO at SBTi.

Amaral cited personal reasons for resigning: “These issues require my full attention at this time, prompting my decision to step down.” However, there has been a recent backlash against an update that appeared to endorse increasing the use of carbon credits for Scope 3 emissions.

Whilst the use of carbon credits would accelerate the market, campaigners were angry at the suggestion that offsetting, rather than reducing, emissions was a valid strategy.

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