Party to the Convention: Yes
Party to the Protocol: Yes
UNFCCC Status: Annex I
2020 Reduction Target: 5%-25% (2000)
2050 Reduction Target: 60% (2000)
Fast-Start Pledge: $589M ($599M AUD)
National Communication: Fifth National Communication

New technology doubles scientists’ view of ocean-air interactions
Posted by News Source, 20 April 2018
Source: NASA Climate News New technology doubles scientists’ view of ocean-air interactions NASA scientists are hard at work trying to unlock mysteries of our planet’s ocean surface currents a... Read more
Springing back into the hunt for greenhouse gases
Posted by News Source, 20 April 2018
Source: NASA Climate News Springing back into the hunt for greenhouse gases April showers bring May … carbon dioxide? Ok, so that's not quite how the old adage goes, but for a team of researc... Read more
IMO Members Agree to Cut Emissions from International Shipping in Half by 2050
Posted by News Source, 17 April 2018
By IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub 13 April 2018: Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have agreed to an initial strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships... Read more
APA Co-Chairs Detail Expectations for Bonn Climate Change Conference
Posted by News Source, 17 April 2018
By IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub 10 April 2018: The Co-Chairs of the UNFCCC Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) have released a reflections note on the fourth part of the first session of ... Read more
Population and Development Commission Addresses Urbanization, Migration
Posted by News Source, 17 April 2018
By IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub 13 April 2018: The 51st session of the Commission on Population and Development considered ways to protect people on the move, address urban challenges and support the c... Read more