India: (1) Strengthen country’s Paris Agreement pledge and bring it in line with India’s progressive emission reduction policies and programs, (2) Develop an integrated approach to emissions reduction by linking policies in different sectors, e.g. look at the impact of deforestation on the continued existence and spread of coal fired power plants. Experts and organizations...
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Germany Strategies
Germany: (1) Strengthen the EU Paris Agreement pledge, as well as Germany’s own targets; need short term targets that can be met by 2020, (2) Remove environmentally harmful fossil fuel subsidies The EU climate targets should be reviewed in order to achieve concrete long-term goals as pledged in the Paris agreement. For instance, the EU...
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France Strategies
France: (1) Increase compliance with EU Paris Agreement pledge (2) Substantially increase use of renewable energy (3) Reduce energy dependence and the importation of oil, coal, and uranium According to government statistics, France was able to cut its GHG emissions by more than 16% between 1990 and 2014. France currently accounts for less than 1.2%...
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China Strategies
China: (1) Strengthen Country’s Paris Agreement pledge (2) Greater use by the business sector of non-fossil fuel electricity; (3) Greater reductions in the use of coal-fired power by the business sector China’s INDC targets include: A commitment to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, at the latest; Lower the carbon intensity of GDP by 60%...
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Canada Strategies
Canada: (1) Strengthen country’s Paris Agreement pledge; (2) new infrastructure spending that won’t lock Canadians into a high carbon path; (3) prioritize transit and active transportation over auto-only infrastructure I support the Canada Climate Action Network’s recommendation that Canada work to raise its NDC targets given the Paris Ambition Mechanism process that calls on parties...
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Brazil Strategies
Brazil: (1) Strengthen the governance of land use and forestry to meet its existing pledge; (2) Strengthen the promotion of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power; (3) Reduce fossil fuel subsidies In its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement, Brazil has pledged to restore 12 million hectares of forest and...
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Australia Strategies
Australia: (1) Strengthen country’s Paris Agreement pledge; (2) Fast track phase-out of HFCs If using the ultimate goal of keeping global temperature increase from remaining below 2°C, then Australia needs to strengthen its commitment to the Paris Agreement. Australia’s INDC aims to achieve a 26-28% reduction below a 2005 baseline by 2030. There is conflicting...
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Argentina Strategies
Argentina (1) Strengthen country’s Paris Agreement pledge (2) Improve implementation of existing emission reduction policies. Argentina has revised its pledge to the Paris Agreement, and now proposes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions unconditionally to 483 MtCO2e by the year 2030. This is a revised and improved figure from 570 MtCO2e in the original NDC. The...
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Thailand Renewable Energy
No 2050 100% renewable energy; 30-40% renewable energy by the year 2030 At present, Thailand does not have a clear commitment to reach 100% renewable energy by 2050 as the country is still dependent on energy sources generated from fossil fuels. In the year 2050 Thailand will still be dependent upon energy generation from fossil...
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United States Renewable Energy
United States—No 2050 national commitment, but Hawaii and 5 cities are committed The United States has not made a commitment to reach 100% renewable energy by 2050. However, several cities have made the commitment with the hope of inspiring others to do the same. In fact, five cities including Aspen, CO, Burlington, VT, Greensburg, KS,...