Climate targets: Economy-wide

• NDC content

  1 target

  • From the updated NDC: 
    - achieve carbon neutrality before 2060
    - have CO2 emissions peak before 2030
    - to lower CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by over 65% from the 2005 level by 2030
    
    
    From the 2016 INDC: 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 | Fixed level target | Target year: 2060 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    China's INDC

• National laws and policies

  5 targets

  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2060
    Economy-wide | Trajectory target | Target year: 2060 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    14th Five-Year Plan

    Executive | 2021

  • 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

  • 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

  • “Energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will be reduced by 13.5% and 18% respectively”
    Economy-wide | Intensity target | Target year: 2025 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    14th Five-Year Plan

    Executive | 2021

  • Achieve peak carbon emissions by 2030
    Economy-wide | Trajectory target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    14th Five-Year Plan

    Executive | 2021

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