Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement: Romania
<p><span>The 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Paris in November and December 2015. 195 participating countries negotiated and adopted the Paris Agreement, which includes objectives to peak greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, to limit the global average temperature increase above pre-industrial levels to well below 2°C, and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C.</span></p>
<p><span>The Paris Agreement, which entered into force on 4 November 2016, requires Parties to put forward their best efforts through “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs). These NDCs represent targets and actions for the post-2020 period. </span></p>
<p><strong><span>The European Union's NDC</span></strong><span>, submitted by Latvia and the European Commission on behalf of its member states<span class="apple-converted-space"><strong> </strong></span><strong><span>(including Romania), includes a collective target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.</span></strong></span></p>
<p>The NDC of the European Union covers the following greenhouse gases (GHG): CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, and NF3. The sectors covered by the NDC are: Energy, Industrial processes and product use, Agriculture, Waste and LULUCF (Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry). The NDC does not have a conditional component. </p>
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