The purpose of this law is 1) to ensure compliance by Spain with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, 2) facilitate the decarbonisation of the Spanish economy, its transition to a circular model, so as to guarantee the rational and supportive use of resources, and 3) promoting adaptation to the impacts of climate change and the implementation of a sustainable development model that generates...

The Climate and Resilience law adopts a number of conclusions emanating from the Citizen Climate Convention. It is a 305-article-long document that mainly focuses on consumption (articles 2 to 29), work and production (articles 30-102), transport (articles 103-147), housing (articles 148-251), food security (articles 252-278), the reinforcement of the legal protection of the environment (articles...

The Climate Change Act governs Uganda's national response to climate change. One of the stated purposes of the Act is to give effect to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement and Section 4 gives these agreements the force of law in Uganda. The Act mandates the creation of a Framework Strategy on Climate Change, as well as a National Climate...

This document constitutes Serbia's framework climate law and provides the following: defines the rules to organise the system limiting GHG emissions in a cost-effective manner defines the rules to organise adaptation policies, mandates the adoption of a low-carbon development strategy, an action plan for the implementation of the strategy, a monitoring and reporting system, a program of adaptation...

This law defines the basis for the legal regulation of relations in the field of economic and other activities that are accompanied by greenhouse gas emissions and are carried out in Russia. The purpose of this Federal Law is to create conditions for sustainable and balanced development of Russia while reducing the level of greenhouse gas emissions. The document notably sets the legal framework...

Portugal's framework climate law sets the following objectives for the country's climate policy in article 3: Promote a rapid and socially balanced transition towards a sustainable economy and society that are neutral in greenhouse gases; Guarantee climate justice, ensuring the protection of communities most vulnerable to the climate crisis, respect for human rights, equality and collective rights...

This document establishes a comprehensive framework to enable climate change mitigation efforts, including carbon removal, across the European Union (EU), and a framework aiming to meet the global adaptation goal set out in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement (art. 5). It further commits the EU to an enhanced target of GHG emissions reduction by 2030 (art. 4) and to climate neutrality by 2050 (art. 2...

The Climate Change bill was signed into law by the President Buhari in November 2021 in order to provide Nigeria with a legal framework for the country to achieve its climate goals, achieve long-term social and economic sustainability, and resilience. Following the President's commitment made at the COP 26 in Glasgow of achieving net zero by 2060, the Act enacts an overarching objective of...

This law aims to contribute to the country's reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, to adaptation actions, and to global climate change efforts by ensuring obligations of the Republic of Albania to the UNFCCC are being met. It establishes a comprehensive legal and inter-institutional framework for climate action at the national level in line with EU regulations. It also recognises the climate...