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The Step Up Declaration

Step Up Declaration, a new alliance dedicated to harnessing the power of the fourth industrial revolution to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all economic sectors and ensure a climate turning point by 2020. As some of the most innovative and influential companies in the world, we are coming together for the first time in history to create a single unified force for change.Digitalization also continues to enable our path to increase and disclose our goals on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and carbon mitigation and the footprint of our operations. We look beyond our four walls to activate supply chains, influence political and regulatory mechanisms, push each other as peers, partners and competitors and enable and inspire our customers.

Activity period 2018–2020
Last CoAct update 2023
Web URL https://stepupdeclaration.org/
Output effectiveness
0.33
Accountability Index
0.20
Inclusiveness Index
0.31
Num. actors 25
Functions Knowledge dissemination, Standards and norms, Campaigning, Lobbying, Policy planning
SDGs 7 8 9 11 12 13 17
Themes land use, human settlements, transport, energy, industry
Policy focus Mainly mitigation
Sectors Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Construction, Transporation and storage, Other service activities
Implementation countries Australia, Finland, India, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the)
Target Target type
By 2020 zero emissions transport is the preferred form of all new mobility in the world’s major cities and transport routes Emission reduction target
By 2020 heavy industry – including iron & steel, cement, chemicals and oil & gas – commits to being Paris compliant Emission reduction target
By September 2019, they aim to double the number of participants (from 21 to 42) Organisations engaged target
By 2020 large-scale deforestation is replaced with large-scale land restoration and agriculture shifts to earth friendly practices Area target
By 2020 renewables outcompete fossil fuels as new electricity sources Economic target
By 2020 investment in climate action is beyond USD $1 Trillion per year and all financial institutions have a disclosed transition strategy Funding target
By 2020 cities and states are implementing policies and regulations with the aim of fully decarbonizing buildings and infrastructure by 2050 Other target