PARAMETERS
Base Year
Target Year
Emission Reduction target
Gases covered
Global Warming Potential
Sectors Covered
TARGET
1990
2020
-20% in 2020 compared to 1990
CO2, CH4, NO, 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.
Land Use, Land-Use Change,
and Forests (LULUCF)
Use of international credits (J1 Possible subject to quantitative and qualitative limits.
and CDM)
Other
Accounted under KP, reported in EU inventories under the
Convention. Assumed to produce net removals.
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.