Bhutan

Responses

Adaptation Mitigation

Sectors

Buildings Economy-wide Transport

Instruments

Governance

Capacity building Processes, plans and strategies

Information

Education, training and knowledge dissemination Research & Development, knowledge generation

Keywords

Buildings Agriculture Energy

Climate Change Policy of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2020

Executive

Policy

Adaptation Framework

Mitigation Framework

Passed in 2020

The Climate Change Policy restates the commitment made by the Royal Government of Bhutan at the COP15 to remain carbon neutral, which was reiterated on its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in the Paris Agreement.

It aims to provide guidance to achieve a climate resilient and carbon neutral economy that contributes to gross national happiness. The policy was formulated in a participatory manner and it wishes to ensure a continued participation of relevant stakeholders in climate change action.

The policy has 4 main statements: carbon neutrality, building resilience to climate change, means for implementation and effective and coordinated actions.

Documents

Full text on official website (PDF) (English)

Climate targets in this law

1 target

Committed to remaining carbon neutral

Economy-wide