Brazil—No 100% 2050 Commitment Benchmark: 48% of renewables by 2026 Brazil’s Paris Agreement commitment aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)...
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Australia Renewable Energy
Australia—No 100% 2050 Commitment Benchmark: 20% by 2020 Australia has released a Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme to encourage the...
South Africa Success Project
South Africa—The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPP) The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) is...
Saudi Arabia Success Project
Saudi Arabia—Green Saudi Company for Carbon Services In 2017, the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) announced a partnership and cooperation agreement...
Russia Success Project
Russia There are currently 17 emission trading schemes and more than 40 different carbon compliance units in Russia. Nevertheless, there...
Nigeria Success Project
Nigeria—Nigerian Rural Electrification Policy—2005 The Nigerian Rural Electrification Policy—2005 aims to achieve rural access to electricity through the cost-effective use...
Mexico Success Project
Mexico—La Trinidad-Community Managed Forests If you had known La Trinidad—a settlement of 704 people in the middle of the Northern...
Japan Success Project
Japan—Tokyo Metropolitan Cap and Trade System In Tokyo, there is a successful cap and trade system that will help meet...
Indonesia Success Project
Indonesia—Badan Restorasi Gambut (BRG)-The Peatland Restoration Agency The president formed the Peatland Restoration Agency (Badan Restorasi Gambut) to restore 2.4...
India Success Project
India—The Jal Kranti Abhiyan (Water Movement Initiative) Drought is nothing new in India. However, with changing climatic conditions, both the...
Germany Success Project
Germany—The German Climate Action Plan 2050 In its INDC pledge to the Paris agreement, Germany proposed reducing greenhouse gas emissions...
France Success Project
France—The 4 per 1000 Initiative The French Government has been promoting different participatory/multi-stakeholder initiatives that can help the country meet...
China Success Project
China—National Cap and Trade Program President Xi Jinping announced last week that China will push ahead with an ambitious plan...
Canada Success Project
Canada—The Carbon Impact Initiative The United Nations Environmental has reported that buildings account for 40% of emissions as a result...
Brazil Success Project
Brazil—IMAZON (Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia) In 2004, deforestation in the Amazon region reached record levels. In...
Australia Success Project
Australia—The City of Melbourne The city of Melbourne has strived to become one of Australia’s most sustainable cities by creating...
South Africa Checkup
South Africa—Falling Behind The South African government has not made much progress in promulgating legislation to tackle carbon emissions. Its...
Saudi Arabia Checkup
Saudi Arabia—Falling Behind The 2016 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) report concludes that Saudi Arabia has made no improvement in...
Russia Checkup
Russia—Falling Behind Russia is one of the countries with the largest carbon footprints due to its size but it has...
Nigeria Checkup
Nigeria—Moving Forward Nigeria has made some progress with respect to the Paris Agreement. It signed the agreement in September 2016...
Mexico Checkup
Mexico—Falling Behind Mexico has had continuous participation in the international climate change arena since the UNFCCC was established back in...