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A ssig nm ent 2 ( O ptio nal) Critically Assessing Decarbonization Claims P urp ose T he p urp ose o f t h is o ptio nal a ssig nm ent 1 i s a c rit ic a l a sse ssm ent o f d eca rb oniz a tio n c la im s. P ro ce dure U sin g t h e f r a m ew ork o utlin ed i n t h e A ppendix , c rit ic a lly a sse ss t h e d ecarb oniz a tio n c la im s o f a p ublic o r p riv a te -s e cto r o rg aniz a tio n. F or e xa m ple , c o nsid er t h at T he P ath w ays A llia nce c la im s “ W e’r e m akin g c le ar s tr id es t o n et z e ro ” a nd “ O il s a nds a re o n a p ath t o n et- z e ro e m is sio ns” ( a s i llu str a te d b elo w ). Y our c rit ic a l a sse ssm ent o f t h is o rg aniz a tio n, t h ro ugh a pplic a tio n o f t h e e vid ence -b ase d f r a m ew ork , s h ould ( u lt im ate ly ) i n /v a lid ate s u ch c la im s. Y our S ubm is sio n Y ou m ay s u bm it y o ur a ssig nm ent a s a /a n: ● P oin t- fo rm w rit te n r e sp onse ( > 2 50 w ord s) ● P re se nta tio n ( ~ 6 s lid es) ● P hoto e ssa y ● V id eo ( ~ 2-3 m in ute s o f e dit e d c o nte nt) ● M in d m ap 1 R efe r t o t h e e C la ss a nnounce m ent h ere f o r t h e c o m ple te c o nte xt r e gard in g t h e o ptio nalit y o f t h is a ssig nm ent. ● T im elin e ● I n fo gra phic ● A rtis tic c re atio n ● S cra pbook ● E tc . Y ou w ill e ve ntu ally s u bm it y o ur a ssig nm ent o nlin e u sin g T u rn it in v ia e C la ss. N ote : Y ou a re e n co ura g ed t o w ork w it h y o ur p eers . H ow ever, y o ur s u bm is sio n m ust c o nsis t o f y o ur w ork O NLY . S ubm is sio ns w ill b e s cru tin iz e d f o r o rig in alit y v ia T u rn it in a n d C hatG PT. Y ou m ay m ake c it e d u se o f C hatG PT ( o r s im ila r) a s a r e so urc e. Y ou m ay c h oose t o e m phasiz e a s u bset o f t h e f r a m ew ork a t t h e e xp en se o f o th er c o m ponen ts – e .g ., f o cu s p rim arily o n r e d uctio n t a rg ets . T ra n sla tio n: W rit e u p y o ur s u bm is sio ns i n dep en den tly , u sin g y o ur o w n w ord s. A ppendix – E xh ib it A E xh ib it A r e fe rs t o t h e f r a m ew ork p ro vid ed i n t h is a ppendix . T his f r a m ew ork a im s t o f a cilit a te a n e vid ence -b ase d a sse ssm ent o f a n o rg aniz a tio n’s d ecarb oniz a tio n c la im s . T he f r a m ew ork w as d eriv e d b y m akin g a r e quest o f C hatG PT. Q uestio n: T hese d ays, n um ero us p riv a te a nd p ublic -s e cto r o rg aniz a tio ns m ake d eca rb oniz a tio n c la im s . .. f r o m w ork in g t o b eco m in g C arb on-n eutr a l t o n et- z e ro C arb on. P ro vid e a f r a m ew ork t h at a llo w s f o r a c rit ic a l a sse ssm ent o f s u ch c la im s t h at i s e vid ence -b ase d. R esp onse f r o m C hatG PT ( M arc h 1 4, 2 023 V ers io n, F re e R ese arc h P re vie w ) [ a ka . T he F ra m ew ork ] : A sse ssin g t h e d eca rb oniz a tio n c la im s o f o rg aniz a tio ns r e quir e s a s yste m atic a nd e vid ence -b ase d a ppro ach . H ere i s a f r a m ew ork t h at c a n b e u se d f o r c rit ic a l a sse ssm ent: ● S co pe o f e m is sio ns: O rg aniz a tio ns s h ould p ro vid e a c le ar a nd c o m pre hensiv e s co pe o f t h eir e m is sio ns, i n clu din g d ir e ct e m is sio ns ( S co pe 1 ), i n dir e ct e m is sio ns f r o m p urc h ase d e nerg y ( S co pe 2 ), a nd i n dir e ct e m is sio ns f r o m t h e s u pply c h ain ( S co pe 3 ). A n o rg aniz a tio n t h at d oes n ot a cco unt f o r a ll o f i t s e m is sio ns c a nnot b e c o nsid ere d c re dib le i n i t s d eca rb oniz a tio n c la im s. ● T im efr a m e: O rg aniz a tio ns s h ould p ro vid e a s p ecif ic a nd m easu ra ble t im efr a m e f o r t h eir d eca rb oniz a tio n g oals . T his t im efr a m e s h ould b e a lig ned w it h t h e P aris A gre em ent’s g oal o f l im it in g g lo bal t e m pera tu re r is e t o 1 .5 °C a bove p re -in dustr ia l l e ve ls . A l o nger t im efr a m e w it h a s lo w er r a te o f e m is sio ns r e ductio n i s l e ss c re dib le t h an a s h orte r t im efr a m e w it h m ore a m bit io us g oals . ● R ed uctio n t a rg ets : O rg aniz a tio ns s h ould p ro vid e s p ecif ic a nd m easu ra ble t a rg ets f o r r e ducin g t h eir e m is sio ns. T he t a rg ets s h ould b e s cie nce -b ase d a nd a lig ned w it h t h e l e ve l o f e m is sio ns r e ductio ns r e quir e d t o m eet t h e P aris A gre em ent g oals . A t a rg et t h at i s n ot a lig ned w it h s cie nce -b ase d e m is sio ns r e ductio ns i s l e ss c re dib le . ● V erif ic atio n a n d r e p ortin g: O rg aniz a tio ns s h ould p ro vid e e vid ence o f t h eir e m is sio ns r e ductio ns a nd h ave t h eir c la im s v e rif ie d b y a n i n dependent t h ir d p arty . T his v e rif ic a tio n s h ould f o llo w r e co gniz e d i n te rn atio nal s ta ndard s, s u ch a s t h e G re enhouse G as P ro to co l. O rg aniz a tio ns s h ould a ls o r e port o n t h eir p ro gre ss r e gula rly a nd t r a nsp are ntly . ● A ddit io nalit y : O rg aniz a tio ns s h ould d em onstr a te t h at t h eir d eca rb oniz a tio n e ff o rts a re i n a ddit io n t o , a nd n ot m ere ly a r e su lt o f, r e gula to ry o r m ark e t- d riv e n c h anges. I f a n o rg aniz a tio n i s o nly m eetin g r e gula to ry r e quir e m ents o r t a kin g a dva nta ge o f m ark e t t r e nds, i t m ay n ot b e t r u ly c o m mit te d t o d eca rb oniz a tio n. ● T ra n sp are n cy a n d s ta keh old er e n gag em en t: O rg aniz a tio ns s h ould b e t r a nsp are nt a bout t h eir d eca rb oniz a tio n e ff o rts a nd e ngage w it h s ta ke hold ers , i n clu din g i n ve sto rs , c u sto m ers , a nd c iv il s o cie ty o rg aniz a tio ns. T his e ngagem ent s h ould i n vo lv e a d ia lo gue o n t h e o rg aniz a tio n’s d eca rb oniz a tio n s tr a te gy a nd p ro gre ss, a s w ell a s o pportu nit ie s f o r f e edback a nd i n put. B y a pply in g t h is f r a m ew ork , o rg aniz a tio ns’ d eca rb oniz a tio n c la im s c a n b e c rit ic a lly a sse sse d b ase d o n o bje ctiv e a nd e vid ence -b ase d c rit e ria . T his c a n h elp t o i d entif y o rg aniz a tio ns t h at a re t r u ly c o m mit te d t o d eca rb oniz a tio n a nd c o ntr ib ute t o t h e t r a nsit io n t o a l o w -c a rb on e co nom y.