Sentence examples for emissions reduction commitments from inspiring English sources
Its emissions reduction commitments have also been roundly trumped.
The emissions reduction commitments that countries made under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol expire in 2012.
It prescribes greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitments for 39 industrialized countries.
"Australia's approach to climate policy is to meet our international emissions reduction commitments while at the same time maintaining energy security and affordability," the minister said.
Despite this evidence, the report points out only 21 of 197 national emissions reduction commitments included indigenous rights and community-based land tenure.
Theoretically, the CDM has the dual purpose of helping developing countries achieve "sustainable development" goals and industrialized countries meet their Kyoto emissions reduction commitments.
In a no-trading scenario where each Annex B region achieves its emissions reduction commitment under the Protocol through purely domestic measures, the shadow price (in 1985 US$) of carbon equivalents in 2010 is expected to vary from zero in FSU and EET to $180/ton in USA to as high as $500/ton in Japan.
"For some countries, the sink is a very large part of their emissions reduction commitment so the saturation is a real problem, requiring them to take additional measures, for example in the electricity generation or transport sectors".
However, according to the terms of the Paris agreement, the United States will not be called to account for its emissions reductions commitments until 2023, Ward said.
Malcolm Turnbull has signalled Australia will not seek to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement even if the US president-elect, Donald Trump, follows through on his threat to cancel the emissions reductions commitments made by Barack Obama last December.
As well as opening the door for businesses to boost their emissions, the new climate policy review also flags the use of international permits to help Australia meet its international emissions reductions commitments – a practice Tony Abbott ruled out when he was prime minister.
