France—Standing Still On March 6, 2015, the EU and its Member States (including France) communicated their INDC in conformity with...
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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...
Japan Emission Reduction Policy
Building Insulation Law The government recently passed a new law to make all buildings more energy efficient by 2020. The...
Italy Emission Reduction Policy
Article 15 of the 2012 Tax Reform Bill The Italian government proposed an environmental component for excise taxes as...
Indonesia Emission Reduction Policy
One Map Policy Previous Climate Scorecard posts have referenced the One Map Policy (OMP) in Indonesia. It appears in several...
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...
Germany Emission Reduction Policy
Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), 2017 and Renewable Energies Heat Act Climate change has been highly associated with greenhouse gas...
France Emission Reduction Policy
Various Agriculture Sector Policies that Impact GHG Emissions In 2009, GHG emissions from the agriculture sector represented around 21%...
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...
Canada Emission Reduction Policy
Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change In March 2016, our provincial Ministers (premiers) and the Prime Minister issued...
Brazil Emission Reduction Policy
The National Policy on Climate Change (PNMC) During the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations...
Australia Emission Reduction Policy
Hydrofluorocarbon Phase-Down Policy In January 2018, Australia plans to adapt a policy that has it’s origins in the Montreal Protocol....
South Africa Extreme Weather Event
Severe Country-Wide Drought The current drought, which started in the summer of 2014, is the third-driest for South Africa as...
Saudi Arabia Extreme Weather Event
Extreme Rainfall and Flash Flooding in Jeddah City In 2009 and 2011, Jeddah City in the middle of the western...