Telus sets new emissions reduction targets

VANCOUVER — Telus announced this week it has set new “science-based greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions reduction targets, approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), saying it’s the first national telecom in Canada to do so. Telus says the company has committed to: reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46% by 2030 starting from 2019 (this includes biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks); reducing absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel and employee commuting by 46% from 2019 to 2030; and reducing scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, capital goods and use...