Policies in Key Countries

Pew Center Resources
India Climate Plan Summary (June 2008)

China Fact Sheet: Climate Change Mitigation Measures in China (April 2007)

Report: The European Union's Emissions Trading System in Perspective (May 2008)

Summary of the European Commission's Proposed Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package, released on January 23, 2008

Overview of the European Union Emission Trading System (2005)

International Emissions Targets

Additional Resources

Australia
Department of Climate Change
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper (July 2008)

The Garnaut Climate Change Review, an independent study, commissioned by the Australia's State and Territory Governments in 2007


Canada
Environment Canada Climate Change Page 

Details of plan to reduce industrial greenhouse gases (released March 10, 2008)


China
China's National Climate Change Programme (June 2007)


European Union
European Commission Climate Change Page

European Commission Letter to the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (October 4, 2005)


Germany
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, including links to the Integrated Energy and Climate Change Programme 


India
India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (June 2008)


Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Climate Change Page


Mexico
SEMARNAT
National Strategy on Climate Change
Full Publication (in Spanish)
Executive Summary (in English)


United Kingdom
Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Climate Change Page including links to the draft Climate Change Bill 2007 and the UK Climate Change Programme 2006 


UNFCCC Resources
National Communications for Annex 1 countries

National Communications for Non Annex 1 countries