Climate targets: Economy-wide

• NDC content

  1 target

  • A maximum of 9,374,000 tCO2eq net emissions by 2030
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Costa Rica's INDC

• National laws and policies

  4 targets

  • That Costa Rica elaborated in 2015, a mitigation objective long-term plan for the year 2050, designed on the basis of the best science available at that time and its global responsibility to move towards global carbon neutrality by the second half of the century, which was included in his Contribution Nationally Determined (NDC).
    Economy-wide | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    Decree No. 41122 - 'formalises the Program Carbon Neutral Country 2.0'

    Executive | 2018

  • In 2007, Costa Rica launched its commitment to be carbon neutral by 2021, a goal included in the National Climate Change Strategy (2009) and in its Plan for Action (2013).
    Economy-wide | Target year: 2021 | Base year: 2007
    Source:

    Decree No. 41122 - 'formalises the Program Carbon Neutral Country 2.0'

    Executive | 2018

  • net zero 2050
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2018
    Source:

    Decarbonisation plan

    Executive | 2018

  • Net zero  - carbon neutrality by 2021
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2021 | Base year: 2018
    Source:

    Decree No. 41122 - 'formalises the Program Carbon Neutral Country 2.0'

    Executive | 2018

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