2 July 2015
China Submits INDC
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The UNFCCC Secretariat has announced the Government of China has submitted its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC).

According to its INDC, China intends to peak carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by around 2030 and lower CO2 emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 60-65% from 2005 levels by 2030.

China is the 43rd party to the UNFCCC to formally submit its INDC.

Flag of China30 June 2015: The UNFCCC Secretariat has announced that the Government of China has submitted its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC). According to its INDC, China intends to peak carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by around 2030 and lower CO2 emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 60-65% from 2005 levels by 2030. China is the 43rd Party to the UNFCCC to formally submit its INDC.

China also notes its intent to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in its primary energy consumption to around 20% by 2030 and increase its forest stock volume approximately 4.5 billion cubic meters over the 2005 level by 2030. The INDC includes information on progress achieved in these areas since commitments made in 2009. Noting the country’s vulnerability to climate change, the INDC relates that China will continue adaptation efforts in key risk areas, such as agriculture, forestry and water.

The INDC elaborates on the policies and measures China plans to implement to achieve its goals, including in the areas of, inter alia: implementing proactive national strategies on climate change; improving regional strategies; building a low-carbon energy system; building an energy-efficient and low-carbon industrial system; controlling emissions from the building and transportation sectors; increasing carbon sinks; promoting the low-carbon way of life; enhancing overall climate resilience; and promoting carbon emission trading.

In addition, China uses its INDC to provide its views on the 2015 agreement, giving specific thoughts on many of the sections currently contained in the Geneva negotiating text. On the legal form of the agreement, China calls for a legally binding agreement implementing the Convention that features mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer, capacity building, and transparency of action and support in a balanced manner. Conference of the Parties (COP) decisions would elaborate the technical and procedural details.

All Parties to the UNFCCC are expected to submit INDCs in advance of the Paris Climate Change Conference, which will take place in December 2015. Those submitted by 1 October 2015 will be included by the Secretariat in a synthesis report on their aggregate effect by 1 November 2015. Parties are anticipated to agree on a global climate change agreement to take effect in 2020 at the Paris Climate Change Conference. [UNFCCC Press Release] [China’s INDC] [UNFCCC INDC Portal]


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