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The governments of the United States, Mexico, Germany and Canada have already sent the first long-term climate strategies, after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on November 4.
The United States (which now has in doubt its participation in the agreement after the election of Donald Trump as the new president) presented a route to achieve a reduction in emissions of at least 80% in 2050 compared to 2005 levels.
Mexico's goal is a 50% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050 compared to 2000. Germany's goal is to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050. For its part, Canada aims to reduce its net emissions by 80% by 2050 compared to 2005 levels, consistent with the Paris Agreement's goal of keeping the global average temperature rise well below 2°C and aiming to limit it to 1.5°C.
The Paris Agreement encourages all Parties to formulate and publish their long-term strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
In the near future, more strategies to tackle climate change in the long term are expected to be published. This demonstrates the strengthening of climate action globally.
Even before the historic climate change conference in Paris in 2015, during which the Paris Agreement was adopted, Parties already presented their climate action plans (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs). These plans explain in detail how each country will contribute to the global response to climate change, according to its national circumstances. These long-term climate strategies will complement each country's Nationally Determined Contributions.
To see the strategies that have already been published, click here.
