Climate targets: Economy-wide

• NDC content

  1 target

  • Achieve the peaking of CO2 emissions around 2030 and making best efforts to peak early; 60% to 65% reduction of CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by 2030 compared to 2005 level
    Economy-wide | Intensity target and trajectory target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2005
    Source:

    China's INDC

• National laws and policies

  3 targets

  • Reduce CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by 18% by 2020 against a 2015 baseline
    Economy-wide | Intensity target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    13th Five-Year Plan

    Executive | 2016

  • Cut carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45% from 2005 levels by 2020
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2005
    Source:

    National Plan For Tackling Climate Change 2014-2020

    Executive | 2014

  • Decrease the carbon intensity of GDP by 17% by 2015 against a 2011 baseline
    Economy-wide | Intensity target | Target year: 2015 | Base year: 2011
    Source:

    12th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Economy and Society (2011-2015)

    Executive | 2011

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