Emission Reduction Target
Gases covered
Global Warming Potential
Sectors Covered
LULUCF
Use of international credits (JI
and CDM)
Other
-20 % in 2020 compared to 1990
CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6
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.