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A Look at Emissions Targets

United States:

State & Regional [1]
Proposed Federal Legislation [2]
Bush Administration [3]

International [4]

Business [5]

United States - State & Regional

Entity

Target

Notes and Source

Arizona: State-wide 2000 levels by 2020
50% below 2000 by 2040		 Executive Order 2006-13 [6]
California: State-wide

2000 levels by 2010
1990 levels by 2020
80% below 1990 by 2050

Executive Order S-3-05 [7]
California: Major industries state-wide 1990 levels by 2020 AB 32 [8]
Connecticut: State-wide 1990 levels by 2010
10% below 1990 by 2020
75-85% below 2001 levels in the long term		 Connecticut Climate Change Action Plan [9]
Florida: State-wide

2000 levels by 2017
1990 levels by 2025
80% below 1990 levels by 2050

EO 07-127 [10]
Florida: Electric Utilities

2000 levels by 2017
1990 levels by 2025
80% below 1990 levels by 2050

EO 07-127 [10]
Hawaii: State-wide 1990 levels by 2020 Act 234 [11]
Illinois: State-wide 1990 levels by 2020
60% below 1990 levels by 2050		 Press Release [12] [12]
Maine: State-wide 1990 levels by 2010
10% below 1990 by 2020
75-80% below 2003 long-term 		LD 845 (HP 622) [13]
Massachusetts: State-wide 1990 levels by 2010
10% below 1990 by 2020
75-85% below 1990 long-term 		Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan of 2004 [14]
Massachusetts: Electric Utilities 10% below 1997-1999 CO2 target only.
310 CMR 7.29
Minnesota: State-wide

15% below 2005 levels by 2015
30% below 2005 levels by 2025
80% below 2005 levels by 2050

Next Generation Energy Act [15]
New Hampshire: State-wide 1990 levels by 2010
10% below 1990 by 2020
75-85% below 2001 long-term		 The Climate Change Challenge [16]
New Hampshire: Electric Utilities 1990 levels by 2006 CO2 target only.
HB 284 [17]
New Jersey: State-wide 1990 levels by 2020
80% below 2006 levels by 2050		 Press release and executive order [18] [19]
New Mexico: State-wide 2000 levels by 2012
10% below 2000 by 2020
75% below 2000 by 2050		 Executive Order 05-033 [20]
New York: State-wide 5% below 1990 by 2010
10% below 1990 by 2020		 State Energy Plan of 2002 [21]
Oregon: State-wide Stabilize by 2010
10% below 1990 by 2020
75% below 1990 by 2050		 Oregon Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reductions [22]
Rhode Island: State-wide 1990 levels by 2010
10% below 1990 by 2020		 Rhode Island Greenhouse Gas Action Plan [23]
Vermont: State-wide 1990 levels by 2010
10% below 1990 by 2020
75-85% below 2001 long-term		  
Washington: State-wide 1990 levels by 2020
25% below 1990 levels by 2035
50% below 1990 levels by 2050		 Executive Order 07-02 [24]

Western Climate Initiative

15% below 2005 levels by 2020 Western Climate Initiative Statement of Regional Goal [25]
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: CO2 emissions from power plants

Cap emissions at current levels in 2009
Reduce emissions 10% by 2019.

Pew Center summary [26]
New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers:
Regional economy-wide		 1990 levels by 2010
10% below 1990 by 2020
75-85% below 2001 long-term		 Climate Change Action Plan of 2001 [27]

United States - Proposed Federal Legislation

Entity

Target

Notes & Source

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act
S.3036

4% below 2005 level by 2012
19% below 2005 level by 2020
71% below 2005 level by 2050 		 As introduced 5/2008 [28]

Low Carbon Economy Act (Bingaman-Specter)

S.1766

2012 level in 2012
2006 level in 2020
1990 level in 2030
President may set long-term target greater than or equal to 60% below 2006 level by 2050 contingent upon international effort

As introduced [29] 7/2007
Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act (McCain-Lieberman)

S.280 		2004 level in 2012
1990 level in 2020
20% below 1990 level in 2030
60% below 1990 level in 2050		 As introduced 1/2007 [30]
Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act (Sanders-Boxer)

S.309 		2010 level in 2010
2%/year reduction from 2010-2020
1990 level in 2020
27% below 1990 level in 2030
53% below 1990 level in 2040
80% below 1990 level in 2050		 As introduced 1/2007 [31]
Climate Stewardship Act (Olver-Gilchrest)

H.R.620		 2006 level in 2012
1990 level in 2020
22% below 1990 level in 2030
70% below 1990 level in 2050		 As introduced 1/2007 [32]
Global Warming Reduction Act (Kerry-Snowe)

S.485		 2010 level in 2010
1990 level in 2020
2.5%/year reduction from 2020-2029
3.5%/year reduction from 2030-2050
62% below 1990 level in 2050		 As introduced 2/2007 [33]
Safe Climate Act of 2007 (Waxman)

H.R.1590 		2009 level in 2010
2%/year reduction from 2011-2020
1990 levels in 2020
5%/year reduction from 2020-2029
5%/year reduction from 2030-2050
80% below 1990 levels in 2050 		As introduced 3/2007 [34]
Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act (Feinstein-Carper)

S.317 		2006 level in 2011
2001 level in 2015
1%/year reduction from 2016-2019
1.5%/year reduction starting in 2020 (may be adjusted by Administrator)

Electricity sector; all GHGs

As introduced 1/2007 [35]

Clean Air Climate Change Act of 2007 (Alexander-Lieberman)

S.1168 		2300 MMT CO2 (approx. 2006 level) from 2011-2014
2100 MMT CO2 (approx. 1997 level) from 2015-2019
1800 MMT CO2 (approx.1990 level) from 2020-2024
1500 MMT CO2 (approx.17% below 1990 level) from 2025 forward		 Electricity sector; 4 pollutants

As introduced 4/2007 [36]
Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 (Carper)

S. 1177 		2006 CO2 level in 2012-2014
2001 CO2 level in 2015
1%/year reduction CO2 level from 2016-2019
1.5%/year reduction CO2 levels starting in 2020
1.5%/year reduction CO2 levels starting in 2020 (may be adjusted by Administrator to 3% in 2030 & beyond)
25% below 1990 CO2 level in 2050		 Electricity sector; 4 pollutants

As introduced 4/2007 [37]
Clean Power Act of 2007 (Sanders)

S. 1201

Goal is to facilitate the worldwide stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of global warming pollutants at 450ppm CO2e by 2050*

2300 MMT CO2 (approx. 2006 level) by 2011
2100 MMT CO2 (approx. 1997 level) by 2015*
1803 MMT CO2 (approx. 1990 level) by 2020*
1500 MMT CO2 (approx. 17% below 1990 level) by 2025*

* If Congress has not passed, and the President has not signed, legislation to address 85% of GHG emissions economy-wide by 2012, further 3%/year reduction in CO2 limits until global GHG emissions reach 450ppm.

Electricity sector; 4 pollutants

As introduced 4/2007 [38]

United States - Bush Administration

Entity

Target

Notes & Source

Voluntary "greenhouse gas intensity" target for the U.S. 18% below 2002 intensity levels by 2012 Announced 2/14/2002 [39]
Pew Center Analysis [40]

International

Entity

Target

Notes & Source

Australia

8% above 1990 by 2008-2012

Kyoto Target [41]

Canada

6% below 1990 by 2008-2012

Kyoto Target [41]

European Community

8% below 1990 by 2008-2012

Kyoto Target [41]

Japan

6% below 1990 by 2008-2012

Kyoto Target [41]

New Zealand

1990 levels by 2008-2012

Kyoto Target [41]

United Kingdom

20% below 1990 by 2020
60% below 1990 by 2050

CO2 target only.
Energy White Paper of 2003

European Community
Kyoto Bubble Targets[i] [42]

Target for 2008-2012

European Community Council Decision of April 2002 [43]

Austria

13% below 1990

 

Belgium

7.5% below 1990

 

Denmark

21% below 1990

 

Finland

1990 levels

 

France

1990 levels

 

Germany

21% below 1990

 

Greece

25% above 1990

 

Ireland

13% above 1990

 

Italy

6.5% below 1990

 

Luxembourg

28% below 1990

 

Netherlands

6% below 1990

 

Portugal

27% above 1990

 

Spain

15% above 1990

 

Sweden

4% above 1990

 

United Kingdom

12.5% below 1990

 

[i] [44] The EU-15 nations have joined a "bubble" which allows the joint fulfillment of emissions commitments and preserves the collective emissions reduction goal of 8% below 1990 levels by 2008/2012

Business

The Pew Center's Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC) is a group of leading companies worldwide that are responding to the challenges posed by climate change. This section [45] provides a sampling of GHG reduction targets set by these companies. Through their efforts, they are demonstrating that GHG emissions can be reduced significantly and cost-effectively.

Source URL: http://pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/targets

Links:
[1] http://pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/targets#state
[2] http://pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/targets#fed
[3] http://pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/targets#bush
[4] http://pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/targets#intl
[5] http://pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/targets#bus
[6] http://azgovernor.gov/dms/upload/EO_2006_13_090806.pdf
[7] http://www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_htmldisplay.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0365235480.1118152562@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccchaddelehigddcfngcfkmdffidfng.0&sCatTitle=Press Release&sTitle=Executive Order S-3-05&sFilePath=/govsite/executive_orders/20050601_S-3-05.html
[8] http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_32&sess=CUR&house=B&author=nunez
[9] http://www.ctclimatechange.com/StateActionPlan.html
[10] http://www.flgov.com/pdfs/orders/07-127-emissions.pdf
[11] http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/HB226_CD1_.htm
[12] http://illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=5715
[13] http://janus.state.me.us/legis/ros/lom/lom121st/5pub201-250/pub201-250-44.htm
[14] http://www.massclimateaction.org/pdf/MAClimateProtPlan0504.pdf
[15] http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0145.2.html&session=ls85
[16] http://www.des.state.nh.us/ard/climatechange/challenge.pdf
[17] http://www.des.state.nh.us/ard/CleanPowerAct.htm
[18] http://newjersey.gov/governor/news/news/approved/20070213a.html
[19] http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/gcc/GHG02revisions.pdf
[20] http://www.governor.state.nm.us/orders/2005/EO_2005_033.pdf
[21] http://text.nyserda.org/Energy_Information/energy_state_plan.asp
[22] http://sustainableoregon.org/documents/climate/Oregon_Strategy_Final_Report.pdf
[23] http://righg.raabassociates.org/Articles/GHGPlanBody7-19-02FINAL.doc
[24] http://www.governor.wa.gov/execorders/eo_07-02.pdf
[25] http://www.westernclimateinitiative.org/ewebeditpro/items/O104F13006.pdf
[26] http://pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/in_the_states/rggi
[27] http://www.negc.org/documents/NEG-ECP CCAP.PDF
[28] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:s3036pcs.txt.pdf
[29] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:s1766is.txt.pdf
[30] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:s280is.txt.pdf
[31] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:s309is.txt.pdf
[32] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h620ih.txt.pdf
[33] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:s485is.txt.pdf
[34] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h1590ih.txt.pdf
[35] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:s317is.txt.pdf
[36] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:s1168is.txt.pdf
[37] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:s1177is.txt.pdf
[38] http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:s1201is.txt.pdf
[39] http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/02/climatechange.html
[40] http://pewclimate.org/policy_center/analyses/response_bushpolicy.cfm
[41] http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/kpeng.pdf
[42] http://pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/targets#_edn1
[43] http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2002/l_130/l_13020020515en00010020.pdf
[44] http://pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/targets#_ednref1
[45] http://pewclimate.org/companies_leading_the_way_belc/targets