Inside International
Policies in Key Countries
Pew Center Resources
- European Union Fact Sheet: Climate Change Mitigation Measures in the European Union (December 2009)
- Emissions Trading in the European Union: Its Brief History (March 2009)
- India Fact Sheet: Climate Change Mitigation Measures in India (September 2008)
- India Climate Plan Summary (June 2008)
- Report: The European Union's Emissions Trading System in Perspective (May 2008)
- Summary of the European Commission's Proposed Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package (January 2008)
- China Fact Sheet: Climate Change Mitigation Measures in China (April 2007)
- Overview of the European Union Emissions Trading System (2005)
- International Emissions Targets
Additional Resources
Australia
Department of Climate Change
Australia’s National Targets
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Brazil
Announcement of Brazil's Voluntary Pledge
Minister highlights the government's policies for coping with climate change
Executive Summary of Brazil's National Plan on Climate Change (December 2008)
Canada
Environment Canada Climate Change Page
Canada's Domestic Action
China
China announces targets on carbon emission cuts
President Hu Jintao’s statement at the UN Summit on Climate Change announcing that China will reduce its carbon intensity by a “notable margin” (September 2009)
China's National Climate Change Programme (June 2007)
European Union
European Commission Climate Change Page
EU Climate and Energy Package
Germany
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, including links to the Integrated Energy and Climate Change Programme
India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (June 2008)
Indonesia
President Yudhoyono pledges to cut emissions by 26 percent by 2020 from "business as usual" (BAU) levels
Japan
Statement by Prime Minister Hatoyama at the UN Summit on Climate Change announcing an absolute emission reduction target of 25 percent below 1990 levels (September 2009)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Climate Change Page
Mexico
SEMARNAT
National Strategy on Climate Change – Programa especial de cambio climatico (August 2009)
South Africa
South Africa Announces Targets for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts
South Africa Framework for Climate Policy (July 2008)
Media Release
Government's Vision, Strategic Direction and Framework for Climate Policy (PowerPoint Presentation)
South Korea
Announcement of Target of 30 Percent from BAU by 2020
United Kingdom
Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
United States
U.S Emission Reductions Target
UNFCCC Resources
Submissions of Annex I Parties relating to Appendix I of the Copenhagen Accord
Submissions of non-Annex I Parties relating to Appendix II of the Copenhagen Accord
UNFCCC Statement - Submissions of national pledges (February 1, 2010)
National Communications for Annex 1 countries
National Communications for Non Annex 1 countries