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Climate target
A climate target, climate goal or climate pledge is a measurable long-term commitment for climate policy and energy policy with the aim of limiting the climate change. Researchers within, among others, the UN climate panel have identified probable consequences of global warming for people and nature at different levels of warming. Based on this, politicians in a large number of countries have agreed on temperature targets for warming, which is the basis for scientifically calculated carbon budgets and ways to achieve these targets. This in turn forms the basis for politically decided global and national emission targets for greenhouse gases, targets for fossil-free energy production and efficient energy use, and for the extent of planned measures for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
At least 164 countries have implemented climate targets in their national climate legislation.
Global climate targets are goals that a large number of countries have agreed upon, including at United Nations Climate Change conferences (COP). Targets often referred to are:
The Republic of Korea regularly submits its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, setting mid- and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and carbon neutrality goals. Korea’s climate targets are discussed across various dimensions, including participation in international climate negotiations, domestic legislation and institutional reforms, and international assessments.
When the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, South Korea submitted a target to reduce its Greenhouse gas emissions by 37% from the business-as-usual (BAU) level by 2030. In December 2020, the government submitted an updated NDC to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In October 2021, under the Moon Jae-in administration, the NDC target was raised to a 40% reduction compared to 2018 emission levels. The plan includes sectoral roadmaps for energy, industry, transport, buildings, and waste, as well as management of forests and carbon sinks.
In October 2020, President Moon Jae-in declared in a policy address to the National Assembly that South Korea would achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The “2050 Carbon Neutrality Scenarios,” finalized in December 2021, presented two options: a “basic scenario” (phasing out coal gradually) and an “enhanced scenario” (accelerating coal phase-out). In the same year, the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth was enacted, legally defining 2050 carbon neutrality as a national long-term strategy.
The Climate Action Tracker has rated South Korea’s 2030 target as “Insufficient.” Criticisms include the slow transition to renewable energy, continued reliance on coal-fired power generation, and uncertainty in industrial sector reduction plans. Both the OECD and the IEA have identified energy mix reform and coal phase-out as key challenges in Korea’s climate policy.
An emissions target or greenhouse gas emissions reduction target is a central policy instrument of international greenhouse gas emissions reduction politics and a key pillar of climate policy. They typically include heavy consideration of emissions budgets, which are calculated using rate of warming per standard emission of carbon dioxide, a historic baseline temperature, a desired level of confidence and a target global average temperature to stay below.
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Climate target
A climate target, climate goal or climate pledge is a measurable long-term commitment for climate policy and energy policy with the aim of limiting the climate change. Researchers within, among others, the UN climate panel have identified probable consequences of global warming for people and nature at different levels of warming. Based on this, politicians in a large number of countries have agreed on temperature targets for warming, which is the basis for scientifically calculated carbon budgets and ways to achieve these targets. This in turn forms the basis for politically decided global and national emission targets for greenhouse gases, targets for fossil-free energy production and efficient energy use, and for the extent of planned measures for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
At least 164 countries have implemented climate targets in their national climate legislation.
Global climate targets are goals that a large number of countries have agreed upon, including at United Nations Climate Change conferences (COP). Targets often referred to are:
The Republic of Korea regularly submits its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, setting mid- and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and carbon neutrality goals. Korea’s climate targets are discussed across various dimensions, including participation in international climate negotiations, domestic legislation and institutional reforms, and international assessments.
When the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, South Korea submitted a target to reduce its Greenhouse gas emissions by 37% from the business-as-usual (BAU) level by 2030. In December 2020, the government submitted an updated NDC to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In October 2021, under the Moon Jae-in administration, the NDC target was raised to a 40% reduction compared to 2018 emission levels. The plan includes sectoral roadmaps for energy, industry, transport, buildings, and waste, as well as management of forests and carbon sinks.
In October 2020, President Moon Jae-in declared in a policy address to the National Assembly that South Korea would achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The “2050 Carbon Neutrality Scenarios,” finalized in December 2021, presented two options: a “basic scenario” (phasing out coal gradually) and an “enhanced scenario” (accelerating coal phase-out). In the same year, the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth was enacted, legally defining 2050 carbon neutrality as a national long-term strategy.
The Climate Action Tracker has rated South Korea’s 2030 target as “Insufficient.” Criticisms include the slow transition to renewable energy, continued reliance on coal-fired power generation, and uncertainty in industrial sector reduction plans. Both the OECD and the IEA have identified energy mix reform and coal phase-out as key challenges in Korea’s climate policy.
An emissions target or greenhouse gas emissions reduction target is a central policy instrument of international greenhouse gas emissions reduction politics and a key pillar of climate policy. They typically include heavy consideration of emissions budgets, which are calculated using rate of warming per standard emission of carbon dioxide, a historic baseline temperature, a desired level of confidence and a target global average temperature to stay below.