Brazil—IMAZON (Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia) In 2004, deforestation in the Amazon region reached record levels. In...
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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...
Japan Checkup
Japan—Falling Behind The Japanese Government submitted their INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Italy Checkup
Italy—Falling Behind In the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU), and thus Italy, committed to a reduction of at least...
Indonesia Checkup
Indonesia—Moving Forward Indonesia is moving in the right direction to meet its pledge under the Paris Agreement. The policy framework...
India Checkup
India—Standing Still The continuing rapid growth in renewable energy in India, combined with sustained reductions in coal imports and a slow...
Germany Checkup
Germany—Moving Forward Germany’s Efforts to Reduce CO2 Emission and Comply with the Paris Agreement The EU made commitments to reduce...
France Checkup
France—Standing Still On March 6, 2015, the EU and its Member States (including France) communicated their INDC in conformity with...
China Checkup
China—Moving Forward Ecofys Consultancy, an energy and climate consulting group, has determined China to be in good stead to achieve,...
Canada Checkup
Canada—Moving Forward The 2016 Government Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCFCGCC) is intended to help achieve Canada’s...
Australia Checkup
Australia—Falling Behind In 2015, Australia pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28% as part of a United...
South Africa Emission Reduction Policy
The Draft Carbon Tax Bill The proposal for a carbon tax in South Africa was first made in 2007. After...
Saudi Arabia Emission Reduction Policy
Green Saudi Company for Carbon Services In late February 2017, Saudi Arabia established the Green Saudi Company for Carbon Services....
Russia Emission Reduction Policy
Presidential Executive Order NO 752 On the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions This 2016 Russian Presidential Order provides an action...
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....
Mexico Emission Reduction Policy
Special Program on Climate Change (PECC) The Special Program on Climate Change, PECC, is a federal level policy first published...