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...

This law impulses low-carbon development through the establishment of goals and measures in order to reach carbon neutrality and resilience. It sets accountability mechanisms, defines pillars to enable the transition, and sets a range of economy-wide and sectoral mitigation and adaptation targets and other measures. According to a World Bank report, the law establishes that, beginning in 2023...

The Climate Act sets a target to reduce Denmark’s emissions by 70 percent in 2030 compared to 1990 and climate neutrality by 2050. The Act sets a rolling five-year target, 10 years in advance. The UN accounting rules are used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions and reductions against the target. The climate council is strengthened and expanded; its funds doubled, and its independence...

The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, which received royal assent on 29 June 2021, sets out Canada's federal emissions reduction targets in law and creates new mechanisms for legislative oversight of action to meet them. Section 6 sets out a long-term objective of achieving net zero emissions by at least 2050. Section 7 adopts Canada's existing NDC target of 2030 as a legal target...

This climate change act was approved by parliament on September 23, 2021, and will come into force as soon as published in the Gazette. It sets the legal framework to enable the country's mitigation, adaptation and disaster risk management actions. Article 6 recognises and declares that Fiji and the Earth are facing a climate emergency. The document establishes the National Climate Change...

This Act commits South Korea to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. It repeals and replaces the Framework Act on Low Carbon Green Growth. Article 3 of the Act stipulates that a transition to a carbon-neutral society and green growth shall be promoted according to the following criteria: 1) the principle of intergenerational equity, 2) a comprehensive crisis response strategy that take into...

This document is Mauritius' framework climate law. Parts II, III and IV of the Act create climate-focused institutions and bodies and set their attributions. Part II of the document creates the Inter-Ministerial Council on Climate Change, which is in charge of setting national objectives, goals and targets with a view to making Mauritius a climate change-resilient and low emission country. Part...