Presidential Executive Order NO 752 On the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions This 2016 Russian Presidential Order provides an action plan to reduce the volume of greenhouse gas emissions to no more than 75% of 1990 baseline emissions by 2020. Organizations with emission volume of over 50,000 tonnes of CO2 per year will be responsible...
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Nigeria Emission Reduction Policy
National Policy on Climate Change Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approved and adopted a National Policy on Climate Change in 2013. The policy is the basis for national climate change laws and guide the country’s economic and social response to climate change (ICEED, 2013). The implementation of the policy aims to promote low-carbon, high-growth economic development...
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Mexico Emission Reduction Policy
Special Program on Climate Change (PECC) The Special Program on Climate Change, PECC, is a federal level policy first published in 2009 as a result of the continuous involvement of the Mexican government in national and international debates surrounding climate change. It sets a long-term agenda, while also presenting short and medium-term plans. Currently Mexico...
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Japan Emission Reduction Policy
Building Insulation Law The government recently passed a new law to make all buildings more energy efficient by 2020. The thermal insulation regulation standard of Japan has been criticized as inferior to that of other developed countries. For example, it is often pointed out that the regulation standard for insulating windows is inadequate. The new...
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Italy Emission Reduction Policy
Article 15 of the 2012 Tax Reform Bill The Italian government proposed an environmental component for excise taxes as part of the 2012 tax reform. This was a major turning point in the country’s environmental policy because such a tool has enormous potential for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as accelerating the...
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Indonesia Emission Reduction Policy
One Map Policy Previous Climate Scorecard posts have referenced the One Map Policy (OMP) in Indonesia. It appears in several of our thematic reports because it relates to many aspects of Indonesia’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Indonesia’s current land tenure system is fraught with inconsistencies and overlapping claims. The lack of clear...
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India Emission Reduction Policy
National Action Plan on Climate Change India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change was launched in June 2008 and is intended to run through 2017. It calls for a wide range of actions in different sectors intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Different Indian Government Ministries are responsible for implementing the NAPCC. However, it is...
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Germany Emission Reduction Policy
Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), 2017 and Renewable Energies Heat Act Climate change has been highly associated with greenhouse gas emissions that result from the ongoing burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. As a result, increased investment in renewable energy is a central approach in decarbonizing the energy sector and meeting...
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France Emission Reduction Policy
Various Agriculture Sector Policies that Impact GHG Emissions In 2009, GHG emissions from the agriculture sector represented around 21% (107 MteqCO2) of the total emissions in France. Between 1990 and 2008, the emissions in the agriculture and forestry sector were reduced by 8% (around -9 MteqCO2). However, the Directorate General of Energy and Climate...
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China Emission Reduction Policy
2015-2020 Action Plan for the Efficient Use of Coal and 2016-2020 13th Five-Year Plan In February 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the Finance Ministry released the 2015 – 2020 action plan for the efficient use of coal: aiming to decrease coal use by 160 million tonnes in the determined period....