Climate target
A climate target, climate goal or climate pledge is a measurable long-term commitment for
At least 164 countries have implemented climate targets in their national
Global climate targets
Global climate targets are goals that a large number of countries have agreed upon, including at
- The Rio Conferencein Brazil in 1992.
- Targets for 2008 to 2012: In the Kyoto Protocol of 1997, 160 countries committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 5.2 percent over the period 2008 to 2012 compared to 1990 levels.[6]
- Targets for 2013 to 2020: In the Doha amendment to the Kyoto Protocol, slightly fewer I countries committed to reducing their emissions by at least 18 percent in the period 2013 to 2020 compared to 1990.
- Targets for 2030:
- 105 countries promised deforestation at the COP26 in 2021 to end deforestation to 2030.[7]
- 105 countriesCOP27 a pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2020.[9]
- 105 countries promised deforestation at the
- Targets for 2100:
- global warminguntil the year 2100.
- The Intended Nationally Determined Contributions), to keep global warming well below the 2-degree target by 2100, and that further efforts should be made towards a 1.5-degree target.
- Agenda 2030 deals with climate action, and was decided by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Among other things, it includes the UN Green Climate Fund.
Calculation of Emissions Targets
An emissions target or greenhouse gas emissions reduction target is a central policy instrument of international
An "emissions target" may be distinguished from an
A country's determination of emissions targets is based on careful consideration of pledged
Many emissions pathways, budgets and targets also rely on the implementation of negative emissions technology.[21] These currently undeveloped technologies are predicted to pull net emissions down even as source emissions are not reduced.
Effectiveness of Targets
Many countries' emissions targets are above the scientifically calculated
In addition, it is uncertain how effective many emissions targets and accompanying policies really are.
Many countries aim to reach
See also
- Climate change in Europe#Climate targets
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- United Nations Climate Change conference
- Nationally Determined Contributions
- Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage
- Paris Agreement
- List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions per capita
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