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Publicly Reported Proposals to UNFCCC's COP-15 as Interpreted by Sustainability Institute September 24, 2009 | Unnamed: 1 | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Unnamed: 4 | Unnamed: 5 | Unnamed: 6 | Unnamed: 7 | Unnamed: 8 | Unnamed: 9 | Unnamed: 10 | Unnamed: 11 | Unnamed: 12
Country/Region | Our Interpretation | First Source Name | First Source Title | First Source Author | First Source date | First Source url | Second Source Name | Second Source Title | Second Source Author | Second Source date | Second Source url | Other Sources
Australia | 20% renewable energy by 2020 | COP15 | Australian Parliament passes energy law | AP/Nanet Poulsen | 2009-08-20 00:00:00 | http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=1927 | AFP | Australia targets 20% renewable energy by 2020 |  | 2009-08-20 00:00:00 | http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090820/wl_asia_afp/australiapoliticswarmingclimate | http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=1910
Australia | 5% below 2000 by 2020; 60% below 2000 by 2050 | Australian Government | Australia's National Emissions Target |  | 2008-12-01 00:00:00 | http://www.climatechange.gov.au/whitepaper/factsheets/pubs/031-australias-national-emissions-targets.pdf | New Europe | Australia’s goal of cutting emissions by 15% in 2020 | Hon [NAME], Minister for Climate Change and Water, Australia | 2009-01-05 00:00:00 | http://www.neurope.eu/articles/91219.php
Belarus | 5% below 1990 by 2020 | Submission to the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP | Joint submission by Australia, Belarus, Canada, the European Community and its Member States, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf
Brazil | Amazon deforestation rate 70% below 2009 levels by 2017 | Embassy of Brazil in London | Brazil calls for urgency in tackling climate change |  | 2009-02-27 00:00:00 | http://www.brazil.org.uk/press/pressreleases_files/20090227.html | guardian.co.uk | Brazil announces plan to slash rainforest destruction | [NAME] | 2008-12-02 00:00:00 | http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/02/forests-brazil | http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1201-brazil.html; [NAME]; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7759192.stm;
Canada | 20% below 2006 by 2020; 65% below 2006 by 2050 | Canada's National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy | Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy for Canada |  | 1909-07-02 00:00:00 | http://www.nrtee-trnee.com/eng/publications/carbon-pricing/carbon-pricing-tech/carbon-pricing-tech-backgrounder-eng.pdf | Council on Foreign Relations | NRTEE: Getting to 2050: Canada's Transition to a Low-emission Future | [NAME] | 2007-01-11 00:00:00 | [NAME] | http://www.chamber.ca/images/uploads/Resolutions/2008/Environment-Natural-Resources/E-Harmonizing.pdf; http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf
China | 20% reduction of energy consumption per unit GDP by 2010, increasing the forest coverage rate to 20%, and increasing of carbon sink by 50 million tons over the level of 2005 by 2010 | National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) | China's National Climate Change Programme |  | 2007-06-01 00:00:00 | http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/newsrelease/P020070604561191006823.pdf | RedOrbit | China Rejects Calls To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions |  | 2009-08-06 00:00:00 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1733111/china_rejects_calls_to_cut_greenhouse_gas_emissions/
Costa Rica | 0 emissions by 2021 | Reuters | FACTBOX: Goals to cut greenhouse gases from U.S. to China | Compiled by [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and Risa Maeda; Editing by [NAME] | 2009-01-23 00:00:00 | http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50M3X120090123 | UNEP Climate Neutral Network |  |  | accessed 9/4/09 | http://unep.org/climateneutral/Default.aspx?tabid=235
EU | 20% below 1990 by 2020 | Europa - Climate Action page | The Climate action and renewable energy package, Europe's climate change opportunity |  | 2008-01-23 00:00:00 | http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/climate_action.htm | Reuters | EU greenhouse emissions fall - because it's warmer | [NAME] | 2009-04-17 00:00:00 | http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE53G3Z620090417 | http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/06/17154101/4; http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5305AT20090401; [NAME]; http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11219-eu-agrees-to-cut-greenhouse-emissions-by-20.html; http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf
EU | 80% below 1990 by 2050 | Bellona | European Parliament calls for 80 percent emission reduction by 2050 | [NAME] | 2009-02-04 00:00:00 | http://www.bellona.org/articles/articles_2009/EP_Emission_reduction | European Parliament | 2050: The future begins today – Recommendations for the EU's future integrated policy on climate change | [NAME] | 2008-12-10 00:00:00 | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&language=EN&reference=A6-2008-0495 | http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-change/g8-2050-climate-pledge-fails-convince/article-183932#; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8141715.stm
Germany | 40% below 1990 by 2020 | Germany's Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety | General Information Climate Initiative |  | 2009-03-01 00:00:00 | http://www.bmu.de/english/climate_initiative/general_information/doc/42000.php | Reuters | FACTBOX: Goals to cut greenhouse gases from U.S. to China | Compiled by [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and Risa Maeda; Editing by [NAME] | 2009-01-23 00:00:00 | http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50M3X120090123
Great Britain | 34% below 1990 by 2020; 80% below 1990 by 2050 | Reuters | FACTBOX: Goals to cut greenhouse gases from U.S. to China | Compiled by [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and Risa Maeda; Editing by [NAME] | 2009-01-23 00:00:00 | http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50M3X120090123 | guardian.co.uk | Government pledges to cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 | [NAME], [NAME] and agencies | 2008-10-16 00:00:00 | http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/oct/16/greenpolitics-edmiliband
Iceland | 15% below 1990 by 2020; 50% below 1990 by 2050 | Submission to the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP | Joint submission by Australia, Belarus, Canada, the European Community and its Member States, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf
India | Keep emissions per capita below those of developed countries | Reuters | FACTBOX: Goals to cut greenhouse gases from U.S. to China | Compiled by [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and Risa Maeda; Editing by [NAME] | 2009-01-23 00:00:00 | http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50M3X120090123 | The Economic Times | India volunteers to do its bit on climate change |  | 2009-09-14 00:00:00 | http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Politics/Nation/India-volunteers-to-do-its-bit-on-climate-change/articleshow/5007545.cms
Japan | 25% below 1990 by 2020 | COP15 | Japan tightens up on climate targets | [NAME] | 2009-09-07 00:00:00 | http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2033 | Japan Today | Hatoyama reiterates goal of 25% emission cuts by 2020 |  | 2009-09-07 00:00:00 | http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hatoyama-reiterates-goal-of-25-emission-cuts-by-2020 | [NAME]; http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2249034/incoming-japanese-pm-raises; http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090907/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_environment; http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/07/japan-greenhouse-gas-cuts; http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=1990; http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/30/japan-opposition-jdp-wins-stronger-climate-target/
Japan | 60% below 2005 by 2050 | Submission to the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP | Joint submission by Australia, Belarus, Canada, the European Community and its Member States, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf
[NAME] | 20% below 1990 by 2020 | Submission to the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP | Joint submission by Australia, Belarus, Canada, the European Community and its Member States, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf
Maldives | Carbon neutral by 2019 | UNEP Climate Neutral Network |  |  | accessed 04-Sep-09 | [NAME] | guardian.co.uk | Maldives first to go carbon neutral | [NAME] | 2009-03-15 00:00:00 | http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/15/maldives-president-nasheed-carbon-neutral
Mexico | 50% below 2002 by 2050 | World Bank | Mexico: Seeking a Low-Carbon Growth Path |  | 2009-06-15 00:00:00 | http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22212269~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html | Pew Center | Congressional Testimony of [NAME] a Post-2012 Climate Treaty | [NAME] | 2009-02-04 00:00:00 | http://www.pewclimate.org/testimony/diringer/02-04-09 | http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mexico+seeks+low-carbon+growth+path+with+%24500M+aid.-a0201873104; http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2008/12/16/final-thoughts-poznan-mexico-al-gore-cdm-reform
Mexico | 8% below 2009 by 2012 | Environmental Leader | South Korea, Mexico to Set CO2 Reduction Goals |  | 2009-08-06 00:00:00 | http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/06/south-korea-mexico-to-set-co2-reduction-goals/ | Reuters | Mexico to voluntarily cut greehouse gas emissions | Reporting by [NAME]; Editing by [NAME] | 2009-06-05 00:00:00 | http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N05300956.htm | http://www.greenmomentum.com/wb3/wb/gm/gm_content?id_content=3420
Monaco | 20% below 1990 by 2020; 60% below 1990 by 2050 | Submission to the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP | Joint submission by Australia, Belarus, Canada, the European Community and its Member States, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf | UNEP Climate Neutral Network |  |  |  | http://unep.org/climateneutral/Default.aspx?tabid=707
New Zealand | 10% below 1990 by 2020 | New Zealand Ministry for the Environment | New Zealand's 2020 Emissions Target |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/climate/emissions-target-2020/index.html | Beehive - The Official Website of the New Zealand Government | 2020 target balances economy & environment |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/2020+target+balances+economy+amp+environment | http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=1847
New Zealand | 50% below 1990 by 2050 | New Zealand Ministry for the Environment | New Zealand's 2020 Emissions Target |  | 2009-07-01 00:00:00 | http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/climate/nz-2020-emissions-target/html/index.html
Norway | 30% below 1990 by 2020; carbon neutral by 2030 | Submission to the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP | Joint submission by Australia, Belarus, Canada, the European Community and its Member States, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf | Reuters | FACTBOX: Goals to cut greenhouse gases from U.S. to China | Compiled by [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and Risa Maeda; Editing by [NAME] | 2009-01-23 00:00:00 | http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50M3X120090123
Russia | 10% below 1990 by 2020 | Submission to the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP | Joint submission by Australia, Belarus, Canada, the European Community and its Member States, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf
Russia | 50% below 1990 by 2050 | COP15 | Russia to halve emissions by 2050 | [NAME] | 2009-07-13 00:00:00 | http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=1707 | RiaNovosti | Russia to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050 - Medvedev |  | 2009-07-10 00:00:00 | http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090710/155493615.html
Scotland | 42% below 1990 by 2020; 80% below 1990 by 2050 (baseline changes to 1995 for hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulphur hexafluoride) | The Scottish Parliament | Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 |  | 2009-08-01 00:00:00 | http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2009/pdf/asp_20090012_en.pdf
South Africa | Emissions peak in 2025, stabilize for 10 years and decline | Climate Change Summit 2009 Statement | Towards an Effective South African Climate Change Response Policy | Republic of South Africa | 2009-03-06 00:00:00 | http://www.ccsummit2009.co.za/Downloads/Media/2009.03.06_Climate_Change_Summit_2009_Statement.pdf | South African Government Information | Keynote address by [NAME], South African Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, at a high-level seminar and discussion on "emerging strategies for international climate and investment policy", Washington DC | Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism | 2009-01-14 00:00:00 | http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2009/09011415451001.htm | http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50M3X120090123
South Korea | 8% higher than 2005 by 2020 | COP15 Copenhagen site | South Korea ready for 2020-target | [NAME] | 2009-08-04 00:00:00 | http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=1817 | Reuters | South Korea unveils CO2 target plan | [NAME] | 2009-08-04 00:00:00 | http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE57308M20090804?sp=true | http://www.planetark.com/enviro-news/item/54065
Switzerland | 20% below 1990 by 2020 | COP15 | Switzerland commits to a 20 percent CO2 cut | [NAME] | 2009-08-27 00:00:00 | http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=1974 | Reuters | Swiss cabinet proposes 20-30 percent CO2 cut by 2020 | Reporting by [NAME], editing by [NAME] | 2009-08-27 00:00:00 | http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE57Q0P820090827?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews | http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jVNX3_TUzlPXG6XwSaCed9LQbzIw
Ukraine | 20% below 1990 by 2020; 50% below 1990 by 2050 | Submission to the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP | Joint submission by Australia, Belarus, Canada, the European Community and its Member States, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine |  | 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | http://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/australia100809.pdf
US | 15% below 2005 by 2020 and 73% below 2005 by 2050 | World Resources Institute | Emission Reductions Under [NAME]-and-Trade Proposals in the 111th Congress | [NAME] [NAME] | 2009-06-25 00:00:00 | http://pdf.wri.org/usclimatetargets_2009-06-25.pdf | Washington Post | Close Win Predicted For [NAME]-and-Trade Bill | [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME] | 2009-06-26 00:00:00 | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR2009062503914.html?sid=ST2009062601929 | http://www.wri.org/stories/2009/07/closer-look-american-clean-energy-and-security-act