Climate targets: Economy-wide

• NDC content

  1 target

  • unconditional absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal for 2030 of 27% relative to 2015 and an unconditional absolute GHG emissions reduction goal for 2050 of 85% relative to 2015. From 2016 iNDC: Reduce per capita greenhouse gas emissions to 7.7 tCO2e by 2030, equivalent to a 26% reduction compared to 2005 of 10.4 tCO2e per capita; interim target of 8.8 tCO2e per capita by 2025
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    Israel's INDC

• National laws and policies

  5 targets

  • greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 will be reduced by at least 85% of the annual amount measured in 2015.
    Economy-wide | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    Government Decision 171/2021 "Transition to a Low Carbon Economy" amending Decision 542/2015

    Executive | 2021

  • greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 will be reduced by at least 27% from the annual amount measured in 2015
    Economy-wide | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    Government Decision 171/2021 "Transition to a Low Carbon Economy" amending Decision 542/2015

    Executive | 2021

  • Zero Emissions by 2050
    Economy-wide | Target year: 2050
    Source:

    Government Decision 171/2021 "Transition to a Low Carbon Economy" amending Decision 542/2015

    Executive | 2021

  • national target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which is that the annual amount of greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 will be reduced by at least 85% of the annual amount measured in 2015. Accordingly, the annual amount of greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 will be about 12 million tons.
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    Government Decision 171/2021 "Transition to a Low Carbon Economy" amending Decision 542/2015

    Executive | 2021

  • Update the national target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 set by Government Decision 542 so that the annual amount of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 will be reduced by at least 27% from the annual amount measured in 2015, which stood at 79 million tonnes. Accordingly, the annual amount of greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 will be about 58 million tons.
    Economy-wide | Base year target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    Government Decision 171/2021 "Transition to a Low Carbon Economy" amending Decision 542/2015

    Executive | 2021

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