Parameters
Base Year
Target Year
Emission Reduction target
Gases covered
Global Warming Potential
Sectors Covered
Land Use, Land-Use Change, and
Forests (LULUCF)
Use of international credits (JI and
CDM)
Other
Target
1990
2020
-20% in 2020 compared to 1990
CO, CH4, NO, HFCs, PFCs, SF
AR4
All IPCC sources and sectors, as measured by the full annual inventory and
international aviation to the extent it is included in the EU ETS.
Accounted under KP, reported in EU inventories under the Convention.
Assumed to produce net removals.
Possible subject to quantitative and qualitative limits.
Conditional offer to move to a 30% reduction by 2020 compared to 1990 levels
as part of a global and comprehensive agreement for the period beyond 2012,
provided that other developed countries commit themselves to comparable
emission reductions and that developing countries contribute adequately
according to their responsibilities and respective capabilities.