Race to Net Zero: Carbon Neutral Goals by Country

This infographic by 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 titled “𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨: 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲” visualizes the commitments of various countries around the world to achieve net zero carbon emissions. It presents a breakdown of these commitments by target year and the level of action taken towards these goals.

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴:

The graphic includes a map and a list of countries, each marked with a specific year by which they aim to achieve net zero emissions.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: No Target, Announced, Under Discussion, Policy, Economic Plan, Law, Achieved.

The 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 is mentioned as having committed to a 2050 target, aiming for a 50-52% reduction in emissions by 2030, after rejoining the Paris Agreement in 2021.

𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧’s 2045 target is highlighted as the earliest commitment enshrined in law.

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’s 2060 target is noted, which is significant given the country’s impact on global emissions, accounting for an estimated 25%.

Other highlighted countries include 𝐌𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨 and other members of the Carbon Neutrality Coalition, 𝐔𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐲’s 2030 target under discussion, 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥’s 2065 target announced during the UN Climate Summit in April 2021 and 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 and 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 as countries already carbon negative.

𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 and 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 have set out net zero targets, but the specific years are not mentioned in the infographic.

The infographic also indicates the majority of other countries are only under discussion or have no firm plan of action.

The purpose of the infographic is to provide a snapshot of global efforts and the varying levels of commitment by country to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. It suggests a race among nations to meet these ambitious environmental goals.