Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Dependence on fossil fuels as energy sources; (b) Rising consumer and/or industrial demand for energy-intensive productsCurrent Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels South Africa faces many challenges when it comes to reducing its GHG emissions. The most challenging remains it’s largely energy dependent economy. The South African economy is dependent on coal...
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Russia Emission Reduction Challenges
Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Problems in implementing existing climate change policies; (b) Dependence on fossil fuels as energy sources; (c) Changing peoples’ perceptionsCurrent Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels As a Party to the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, the Russian Federation developed and regularly updates its national inventory of greenhouse gas...
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Poland Emission Reduction Challenges
Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Dependence on fossil fuels as energy sources, especially coal; (b) Political opposition to climate change legislation Current Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels A perfect storm of conservative political figures, and an addiction to coal threatens Poland’s ability to honor its pledge in the Paris Agreement. Between 2008 and 2012, the...
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Nigeria Emission Reduction Challenges
Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Dependence on fossil fuels as energy sources; (b) Absence of climate change policies and programs; (c) Changing peoples’ behavior Current Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels The World Resources Institute estimates that Nigeria’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 (its latest record for the country) exceeded 296 MtCO2e (excluding land use). The...
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Mexico Emission Reduction Challenges
Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Rising consumer and/or industrial demand for energy-intensive products and services; (b) Dependence on fossil fuels as energy sources; (c) Problems implementing climate change policy and programs Current Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels Mexico’s level of greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 was 748 million tons of CO2 equivalents (MtCO2e), according to the...
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Japan Emission Reduction Challenges
Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Dependence on fossil fuels as energy sources; (b) Changing peoples’ behavior Current Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels Total emissions in FY2014 were 1365 Mt CO2 eq, a 3.0 % decrease compared to those of FY2013; and a 7.5 % increase compared to FY1990. Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased 2.7%...
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Indonesia Emission Reduction Challenges
Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Deforestation; (b) Problems implementing existing climate change policies and programs Current Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions are closely linked to its land use and forestry. Between September and October of 2015, large amounts of stored carbon were released in Southeast Asia from fires in forests and...
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India Emission Reduction Challenges
Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Rising consumer and/or industrial demand for energy-intensive products and services; (b) Dependence on fossil fuels for economic growth combined with a strong fossil fuel lobby; (c) Deforestation; (d) High energy-use encouraged by government policies and programsEmission Reduction Challenges Following are the three pertinent points that threaten India’s ability to fully...
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Germany Emission Reduction Challenges
Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Rising consumer demand for energy-intensive products; (b) Dependence on fossil fuels as energy sources, especially coal Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions rose by 0.7%, from 902 to 908 million tons of CO2 between 2014 to 2015, according to the Environmental Ministry. This means that, by virtue of their Climate Action...
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France Emission Reduction Challenges
Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Problems implementing existing climate change policies; (b) Changing peoples’ behaviorCurrent Level of Greenhouse Gas Emissions As member of the EU, France has to respect EU targets for reducing GHG. Under the Copenhagen Accord the EU proposed to decrease emissions by 20%-30% below 1990 by 2020 and by 80%-95% below 1990...