Table 2(a)
Description
of quantified economy-wide emission reduction target: base year
Party
Base year /base period
Denmark
1990*
% of base year/base period
20.
% of 1990
20
Emission reduction target
Period for reaching target
Base year-2020*
"Reporting by a developed country Party on the information specified in the common tabular format does not
prejudge the position of other Parties with regard to the treatment of units from market-based mechanisms
under the Convention or other market based mechanisms towards achievement of quantified economy wide
emission reduction targets.
Optional.
* Under the assumption that Denmark's quantified economy-wide emission reduction target is Denmark's
commitment as part of the joint target for the EU and its 28 Member States. As the Faroe Islands and
Greenland are not included in the EU territory, the commitments of Denmark as a member of the EU do not
apply to the Faroe Island and Greenland.
Legally binding target trajectories for the period 2013-2020 are enshrined in both the EU-ETS Directive
(Directive 2003/87/EC and respective amendments) and the Effort Sharing Decision (Decision No
400/2009/EC). These legally binding trajectories not only result in a 20% GHO reduction in 2020 compared to
1990 but also define the EU's annual target pathway to reduce EU GHG emissions from 2013 to 2020. The
Effort Sharing Decision sets annual national emission targets for all Member States for the period 2013-2020
for those sectors not covered by the EU emissions trading system (ETS), expressed as percentage changes from
2005 levels. In March 2013 and August 2017, the Commission formally adopted, respectively revised for 2017-
2020, the national annual limits throughout the period for each Member State. By 2020, the national targets
will collectively deliver a reduction of around 10% in total EU emissions from the sectors covered compared
with 2005 levels. The emission reduction to be achieved from the sectors covered by the EU ETS will be 21%
below 2005 emission levels.