China, USA, India, UK, Brazil climate commitments

Chinas commitments & issue

• Peak CO₂ emissions before 2030 & net-zero by 2060

• Massive expansions of solar & wind power

• Investment into electric vechicles & low-carbon technologies

Issues

• THey use large amounts of coal so GHG emissions are the highest

USA commitments & issue

• Reduce GHG emissions by 50-52% of 2005 levels by 2030 & net-zero by 2050

• Investment in renewable energy & electric vehicles

• Reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030

• $369Bn in renewable energy tax credits, grants & loans to reduce CO₂ emissions

Issues

• Policies change between administrations so they are inconsitent

Indias commitments & issue

• Reduce the emissions intensity

• Increase the share of non-fossil fuel electricity generation

• Large-scale expansion of solar power

• Promotion of electric vehicles

Issue

• India is very dependent on coal

UK commitments & issues

• Legally binded for net-zero GHG by 2050

• Expansion of offshore wind

• Decarbonisation of electricity generation

• Policies encouraging low-carbon transport

Issue

• Meeting long-term targets requires continued reductions across transport which is challenging nationally

Brazils commitments & issues

• Net-zero by 2050 & substantially reduced by 2030

• 2024 NDC reducing GHG by 59-67% below 2005 levels by 2035

• Increases to the Amazon Fund (prevent & monitor deforestation by providing grants for forest conservation)

• Reducing deforestation in the Amazon to enlarge sinks

Issue

• Illegal deforestation & agricultural expansion increases their emissions drastically