Race to Net Zero: Carbon Neutral Goals by Country
This infographic by ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ titled “๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ: ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ” 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.
๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ข ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ด:
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.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ: No Target, Announced, Under Discussion, Policy, Economic Plan, Law, Achieved.
The ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ 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.
๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ง’s 2045 target is highlighted as the earliest commitment enshrined in law.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐’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 ๐๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐จ and other members of the Carbon Neutrality Coalition, ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ’s 2030 target under discussion, ๐๐ซ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ’s 2065 target announced during the UN Climate Summit in April 2021 and ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง and ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ as countries already carbon negative.
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ and ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ 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.
