December 11Th, 2019 Annex I: Enhanced Ambition in National Climate Plans Under the Paris Agreement, Parties Have Been Requested
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December 11th, 2019 Annex I: Enhanced ambition in national climate plans Under the Paris Agreement, Parties have been requested to present new or updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by 2020. In this context, 103 countries are responding to the urgent need to reduce emissions in the next decade by having communicated an enhanced NDC or signaling their intention to work towards enhancing the ambition of their NDCs by 2020. In addition, 11 Countries have started internal processes in their national plans and policies to boost ambition by 2020. The decisions to trigger the transformation to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement must be taken now; for this reason, other countries are encouraged to express their intention to join this list. Countries that will enhance ambition of their NDCs by 2020: • Afghanistan • Angola • Antigua and Barbuda1 2 • Argentina2 • Armenia2 • Bahamas1 • Bangladesh2 • Barbados1 • Belarus • Belize1 2 1 This country belongs to the SIDS 2020 Ambition Leadership Coalition, which promotes more ambitious climate action through new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the development of Long-term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) in Small Island Developing States in the context of the necessary means of implementation being made available. 2 This country is a member of the NDC Partnership. Members are working together to provide technical assistance and capacity building to effectively implement current NDCs and increase ambition. • Benin2 • Bhutan • Botswana • Burkina Faso2 • Burundi2 • Cabo Verde1 • Cambodia2 • Central African Republic2 • Chad2 • Chile2 • Colombia2 • Comoros1 • Cook Islands1 • Costa Rica2 • Democratic Republic of Congo2 • Djibouti • Dominica1 • Dominican Republic1 2 • Ecuador2 • Eritrea • Ethiopia2 • Federated Stated of Micronesia1 • Fiji1 2 • Gambia2 • Georgia2 • Ghana2 • Grenada1 2 • Guinea2 • Guinea-Bissau2 • Guyana1 • Haiti2 • Jamaica1 2 • Kiribati1 • Lao PDR2 • Lebanon2 • Lesotho2 • Liberia2 • Madagascar • Malawi2 • Maldives1 2 • Mali2 • Mauretania • Mauritius1 • Mexico2 • Mongolia2 • Montenegro • Morocco2 • Mozambique2 • Myanmar • Namibia2 • Nauru1 2 • Nepal2 • Nicaragua2 • Niger2 • Niue1 • Norway2 • Pakistan2 • Palau1 • Panama2 • Papua New Guinea1 2 • Peru2 • Republic of Marshall Islands1 2 • Republic of North Macedonia • Rwanda2 • Samoa1 • Sao Tome and Principe2 • Senegal • Serbia • Seychelles1 2 • Sierra Leone • Solomon Islands1 • Somalia2 • South Sudan • St. Kitts and Nevis1 • St. Lucia1 2 • St. Vincent and the Grenadines1 • Sudan2 • Suriname1 • Switzerland • Timor-Leste1 • Togo2 • Tonga1 • Trinidad and Tobago1 • Tunisia2 • Tuvalu1 • Uganda2 • Ukraine2 • United Republic of Tanzania • Uruguay2 • Vanuatu1 2 • Yemen2 • Zambia2 • Zimbabwe2 Countries that have started internal processes in their national plans and policies to boost ambition by 2020 • Denmark2 • Finland • France2 • Germany2 • Iceland • Luxembourg • Netherlands2 • Portugal • Spain2 • Sweden2 • United Kingdom2 Annex II: Net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 This list brings together countries, businesses, investors, cities and regions who are working towards achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. Under the Paris Agreement, Parties should communicate long-term, low- greenhouse gas emission development strategies which target the middle of the century. 120 Countries plus the EU (full list below) are demonstrating genuine leadership either by having developed plans to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, by having identified this target as a long-term national goal, or by advancing consultations on a long-term strategy for climate-neutrality in line with the Paris Agreement. The overall goal is clear and needs to be net-zero CO2 emissions in line with latest scientific information. However, the deep transformation towards net zero CO2 emissions requires the mobilization of all actors across all segments of society. Fortunately, 15 Regions, 398 Cities, 786 Businesses and 16 Investors (full lists below) are united behind this same target because they recognize the benefits of the low-carbon transition and, accordingly, are included in the alliance. Regions in the Under2 Coalition – which brings together more than 220 governments, representing over 1.6 billion people and 45% – are in a particularly unique position to accelerate climate action, because they work at a level that allows for rapid action and experimentation. In total, there are 15 states and regions in the Climate Ambition Alliance, including 12 in the Under2 Coalition, which have committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier. Cities consume over two-thirds of the world’s energy, accounting for more than 70% of global energy-related CO2 emissions and are therefore critical to delivering a climate safe future. Megacities under ‘Deadline 2020’, as well as local cities under ‘The Argentinian Network of Municipalities’ – representing over 660 million people – are following a pathway that would deliver emissions reductions consistent with 1.5°C. Moreover, ICLEI – a global network of local and regional governments – will work on a process to strengthen the criteria and alignment of climate neutrality targets, by developing additional guidance to maximize emissions reduction impacts of its local and regional governments worldwide. Businesses are similarly pledging net zero emissions, publicly committing to adopt science-based emissions reduction targets under the Business Ambition for 1.5˚C - Our Only Future campaign. 177 businesses have signed this pledge, accounting for emissions roughly equivalent to 83 coal-fired power plants, or the annual total emissions of France. Entire sectors are also demonstrating signs of progress, as exemplified by the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, whose 85 signatories share a fundamental commitment to drive the fashion industry to net-zero emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement no later than 2050. Meanwhile, 532 B Corporations – organizations that meet the highest standard of social and environmental performance – have announced their commitment to reach net zero by 2030, 20 years ahead of Paris Agreement targets. Finally, networks are adding to this momentum, with the Chambers Climate Coalition of more than 2,000 chambers of commerce, representing millions of local businesses, supporting action aligned with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C and reaching net-zero emissions by no later than 2050. Investors too are delivering on a bold commitment to transition investment portfolios to net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Representing nearly US$ 4 trillion in assets under management, the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance shows united investor action to align portfolios with a 1.5°C scenario, addressing Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement. The Alliance will accompany asset owners throughout the process of aligning their portfolios to the needs of an economy that is compatible with a stable climate. Parties • Afghanistan • Angola • Antigua and Barbuda3 • Argentina • Armenia • Austria4 • Bahamas4 • Bangladesh • Barbados4 • Belgium • Belize4 • Benin • Bhutan • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Burundi 3 This country belongs to the SIDS 2020 Ambition Leadership Coalition, which promotes more ambitious climate action through new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the development of Long-term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) in Small Island Developing States in the context of the necessary means of implementation being made available. 4 This country is part of the Carbon Neutrality Coalition, which brings together countries that agreed to develop ambitious long-term low emissions development strategies to transition to a net-zero greenhouse gases and climate-resilient future. Some members of the coalition are in the process of reviewing their 2050 commitments. • Cabo Verde4 • Cambodia • Canada5 • Central African Republic • Chad • Chile5 • Colombia5 • Comoros4 • Cook Islands4 • Costa Rica5 • Croatia • Cyprus • Czechia • Democratic Republic of Congo • Denmark5 • Djibouti • Dominica4 • Dominican Republic4 • Ecuador • Eritrea • Estonia • Ethiopia5 • European Union • Federated Stated of Micronesia4 • Fiji4 • Finland5 • France5 • Gambia • Germany5 • Greece • Grenada4 • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Guyana4 • Haiti • Hungary • Iceland5 • Ireland • Italy5 • Jamaica4 • Kiribati4 • Lao PDR • Latvia • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Lithuania • Luxembourg5 • Madagascar • Malawi • Maldives4 • Mali • Malta • Mauritius4 • Mexico5 • Monaco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nauru4 • Nepal • Netherlands5 • New Zealand5 • Nicaragua • Niger • Niue4 • Pakistan • Palau4 • Papua New Guinea4 • Peru • Portugal5 • Republic of Marshall Islands 4 5 • Romania • Rwanda • Samoa4 • Sao Tome and Principe • Senegal • Seychelles4 • Sierra Leone • Slovakia • Slovenia • Solomon Islands4 • Somalia • South Sudan • Spain5 • St. Kitts and Nevis4 • St. Lucia4 • St. Vincent and the Grenadines4 • Sudan • Suriname4 • Sweden5 • Switzerland • Timor-Leste4 5 • Togo • Tonga4 • Trinidad and Tobago4 • Tuvalu4 • Uganda • United Republic of Tanzania • United Kingdom5 • Uruguay • Vanuatu4 • Yemen • Zambia Regions/states5 • Australian Capital Territory (Australia) • Basque Country (Spain) • Brussels Capital Region (Belgium) • California (USA) • Catalonia (Spain) • Galicia (Spain) • Hawaii (USA) • Navarra (Spain) • Nevada (USA) • New York (USA) • Queensland (Australia) • Scotland (United Kingdom) • Thuringia (Germany) • Victoria