Current Climate Proposals
Publicly Reported Proposals to Reduce GHG Emissions as Interpreted by Climate Interactive April 19, 2013
| Country/Region | 2020 Reduction | Long Term Reduction | Other Proposals |
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| Antigua & Barbuda | 25% below 1990 | ||
| Australia | 5% below 2000 25% below 2000 |
60% below 2000 by 2050 80% below 2000 by 2050 |
*Pledges also applied to LULUCF |
| Belarus | 5% below 1990 10% below 1990 |
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| Brazil | 36.1% below BAU 38.9% below BAU |
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| Canada | 17% below 2005 | ||
| Chile | 20% below BAU | ||
| China | Carbon intensity 45% below 2005 |
Increase forest coverage by 40 million hectares by 2020
Increase non-fossil energy sources to 15% of primary energy consumption by 2020 Cap on energy consumption in 2015 at 4 billion tons of coal equivalent (tce) Emissions Peak in 2030 and fall to 2005 levels by 2050 |
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| Costa Rica | Zero emissions by 2021 | ||
| Croatia | 5% below 1990 | ||
| Dominican Republic | 25% below 2010 by 2030 | ||
| EU-27 | 20% below 1990 30% below 1990 |
80% below 1990 by 2050 95% below 1990 by 2050 |
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| Iceland | 30% below 1990 |
50% below 1990 by 2050 75% below 1990 by 2050 |
*Substantial share from LULUCF |
| India | Emissions intensity 20% below 2005 Emissions intensity 25% below 2005 |
20% of electricity from renewable energy by 2020 | |
| Indonesia | 26% below BAU 41% below BAU |
Change forest to net sink by 2030 | |
| Israel | 20% below BAU | ||
| Japan | 25% below 1990 (32.4% below 2005) |
80% below 2005 by 2050 | |
| Kazakhstan | 15% below 1990 | ||
| Liechtenstein | 20% below 1990 30% below 1990 |
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| Maldives | Carbon neutral | ||
| Marshall Islands | 40% below 2009 | ||
| Mexico | 30% below BAU | 50% below 2000 by 2050 | |
| Moldova | 25% below 1990 | ||
| Monaco | 30% below 1990 | Carbon neutral by 2050 | |
| New Zealand | 20% below 1990 | 50% below 1990 by 2050 | |
| Norway | 30% below 1990* 40% below 1990 |
Carbon neutral by 2030 | *6% from LULUCF improvements |
| Papua New Guinea | Carbon neutral by 2050 | ||
| Peru | Zero net deforestation of primary forests by 2021 | ||
| Russian Federation | 15% below 1990 25% below 1990 |
50% below 1990 by 2050 |
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| Singapore | 7% below BAU 16% below BAU |
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| South Africa | 34% below BAU | 42% below BAU by 2025 | Emissions peak in 2025, stabilize for 10 years and decline |
| South Korea | 30% below BAU | ||
| Switzerland | 20% below 1990 30% below 1990 |
Carbon neutral by 2030 | |
| Taiwan | 30% below BAU | Emissions from all sources should drop to 257 Mt by 2020 | |
| Ukraine | 20% below 1990 | 50% below 1990 by 2050 | |
| United Kingdom | 50% below 1990 by 2025 | ||
| US | 17% below 2005 | ||
| Vietnam | Emissions intensity 8% below 2010 |
Black text indicates a confirmed proposal; green italic text indicates a potential proposal. Confirmed proposals include official gov't statements, adopted legislation, and UNFCCC submissions. Potential proposals include conditional proposals, legislation under consideration, and unofficial government statements.
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