The United States submitted a strengthened Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2021 which set the target of reducing domestic emissions by 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. This target covers all sectors (including LULUCF) and greenhouse gases. When excluding LULUCF, reductions would be around 29 to 38 percent below 2000 levels, giving a domestic target of between 4,544 and 5,240 MtCO₂ by 2035.
Under current policies and actions, it is projected that the U.S. would miss its proposed reduction target, therefore additional policies will need to be implemented. Currently, U.S. domestic climate action is rated between "insufficient" and "almost sufficient". The U.S. aims to be net-zero by 2050.
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction pathways in the United States from 2000 to 2035, by scenario
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Climate Action Tracker. (March 31, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions reduction pathways in the United States from 2000 to 2035, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357037/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-us/
Climate Action Tracker. "Greenhouse gas emissions reduction pathways in the United States from 2000 to 2035, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) ." Chart. March 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357037/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-us/
Climate Action Tracker. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions reduction pathways in the United States from 2000 to 2035, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357037/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-us/
Climate Action Tracker. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Pathways in The United States from 2000 to 2035, by Scenario (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357037/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-us/
Climate Action Tracker, Greenhouse gas emissions reduction pathways in the United States from 2000 to 2035, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357037/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-us/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction pathways in the United States from 2000 to 2035, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate Action Tracker, March 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357037/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-us/
