User:Richardb43/commitments to reducing CO2 and other Greenhouse gas emissions
Trying to build a body of knowledge on who has committed to doing what about reducing CO2 and other greenhouse gases.
Countries
[edit]Korea
[edit]2010-03-30 - The government yesterday decided to voluntarily cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to 4 percent lower than 2005 levels. The target represents a 30 percent reduction from its forecast amount in 2020 and the highest level recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for developing and emerging countries. [1]
- ^ Korea Herald. 2010-03-30 http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20091118000030.
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United Kingdom
[edit]08 March 2011 - Carbon action plan lays down Whitehall deadlines (Press Release - Dept of Environment & Climate Change[1])
Many targets, still analysing. A couple of quick highlights.
- By June 2011, DFT to develop a nationwide strategy to promote the installation of electric vehicle infrastructure
- DECC to lead in reducing central government’s emissions by 10% in twelve months with the deadline of May 2011
Commentary mentions also
- an emissions performance standard to reinforce the existing requirement that no new coal-fired station is built without carbon capture and storage.
- On ABC Science show of Mar 21st 2011, was mentioned as "30% reduction by 2020, 80% by 2050"
- ^ http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn11_020/pn11_020.aspx.
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