The Minnesota Legislature passed a series of updates to state statute in 2023 and 2024 to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These changes include a goal to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2050 and require the commissioner of transportation to set emission reduction targets specifically for transportation.
The EU pledged to reduce EU emissions by 2030 by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels as a step towards reaching neutrality by 2050.
At COP21 in 2015 in Paris, all UNFCCC Parties adopted the Paris Agreement : the first ever universal, legally binding global climate agreement. They agreed to limit the global temperature increase from the industrial revolution to 2100 to 2°C while pursuing efforts to limit the increase even further to 1.5°C.
The Paris Agreement provides a durable framework guiding the global effort for decades to come. It marks the beginning of a shift towards a net-zero emissions world. Implementation of the Agreement is also essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
In short, the Kyoto Protocol operationalizes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in ance with agreed individual targets.
The Paris Agreement is a landmark in the multilateral climate change process because, for the first time, a binding agreement brings all nations together to combat climate change and adapt to its effects.
In short, the Kyoto Protocol operationalizes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in ance with agreed individual targets.
ISO 14064 is an international standard for quantifying and reporting greenhouse gas emissions. Part 1 guides development of a GHG inventory that can be compared to other inventories of other organizations regardless of sector or national origin. Part 3 establishes a process for verifying GHG inventory reports.