HIGHLIGHTS Rejoined the Paris Agreement A New NDC Pledge to the Paris Agreement to Reduce Emissions by 50-52% by 2030 and reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Established a National Climate Task Force to Support Integration of Climate Policies in All Federal Agencies Committed to Conserving 30% of US Lands and Oceans by 2030 Committed...
HIGHLIGHTS Target year for the Coal Exit proposed but not legitimised Law on Industrial Pollution Regulation not passed Amendments Needed to Raise the Carbon Tax Passed; CBAM negotiations with EU are Ongoing NARRATIVE A target for the coal exit by 2035 by state, and by 2040 by private mining facilities was proposed by Ukraine...
HIGHLIGHTS Introduction of Updated Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill Hosting COP 26 and the Passing of the Glasgow Climate Pact World’s First Transport Decarbonization Plan Introduction of the Net Zero Strategy A Pledge to Reduce Emissions by 68% by 2030 and 78% by 2035 NARRATIVE Introduction of the CEE Bill Into Parliament The UK has...
HIGHLIGHTS Devastating Forest Fires Unusually Heavy Storms and Rain in the North Eastern Provinces Increased Use of Coal for Domestic Heating The Share of Renewable Energy in Installed Energy Capacity Reached 53% Turkish Parliament Ratified the Paris Climate Agreement NARRATIVE 2021 has been a very challenging year for Turkey regarding the climate and emission...
HIGHLIGHTS Passage of Law 7/2021 on Climate Change and Energy Transition Approval of PERTE ERHA (Proyecto Estratégico para la Recuperación y Transformación Económica de Energías Renovables, Hidrógeno Renovable y Almacenamiento) on Renewable Energy, Renewable Hydrogen and Storage Significant Emissions Reduction, Due to the Pandemic NARRATIVE The main greenhouse emission policies/events in Spain for 2021:1)...
HIGHLIGHTS Countries Pledge Funding to Help South Africa Reduce Its Reliance on Coal Passage of a National Climate Change Bill Near Completion of 2 New Coal-Fired Power Plants South Africa’s New Paris Agreement Pledge Is Insufficient NARRATIVE South Africa is the world’s 12th largest carbon dioxide emitter [1]. In 2021, the following events took...
HIGHLIGHTS Commercial Production of Blue Hydrogen Launch of Saudi Green Initiative Commitment to Net Zero Emissions by 2060 NARRATIVE Currently, blue hydrogen requires heavy use of carbon capture and sequestration technology and can only be transported in ammonia form. The Saudi giant state oil company Aramco has been investing in blue hydrogen as an energy...
HIGHLIGHTS Law on Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Strategy for the Socio-Economic Development of the Russian Federation With Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions Until 2050 (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation #3052) A Commitment to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2060 Russia Joined the Glasgow Climate Pact and Signed a Global Agreement to Stop Deforestation by...
HIGHLIGHTS Significant Flooding Throughout the Country Nigerian-Russian Agreement to Build Two New Power Plants Government Signs Into Law a Sweeping New Climate Bill Including a Carbon Budget Continued Lag in Implementation of Climate Policies and Plans NARRATIVE 2021 has been an eventful year of climate action and inaction for Nigeria. Following up the government’s decision...
HIGHLIGHTS Mexico’s Most Recent NDC Pledge A Roadmap for Implementing the new NDC Pledge A New Emissions Trading System NARRATIVE This post describes game-changing events that effected the level of greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico in 2021. Mexico was the first developing country to enact a General Law on Climate Change, which acknowledges the...
