Climate target

[22][23] In 2015, many countries pledged NDCs to limit the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels.

[25] For example, with countries that have high consumption-based carbon emissions, strictly enforced, aligned and coordinated international policy measures determine the effectiveness of targets.

In addition, many ambitious policies are proposed and passed but are not practically enforced or regulated, or have unintended consequences.

[28] Other countries like the Netherlands were obligated by the District Court of Hague to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020.

The Court has passed other innovations (Milieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell) to reduce dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030.

[28][30] More significant changes, for example using biomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) are suggested as a viable option to transition to net-zero emissions countries.

States by intended year of climate neutrality:
Already climate neutral or positive [ Note 1 ]
2030
2035
2040
2045
2050
2053
2060
2070
Unknown or undeclared
Emission budget and necessary emission reduction pathways to meet the two-degree target agreed in Paris Agreement without negative emissions, depending on the emission peak [ 3 ]
World map for Sustainable Development Goal 13 Indicator 13.A.1: Green Climate Fund mobilization of $100 billion, 2018.
Share of energy consumption from renewable sources for EU and EEA countries 2020 and 2021, compared to the national targets for 2020. EU28 (including United Kingdom) pledged an average of 20 percent renewable energy for 2020, and EU27 reached 22 percent.
Countries' targets for when new sales of fossil fuel vehicles should be prohibited:
2020s
2030s
2040s
2050s
Number of parties in multilateral environmental agreements [ 5 ]