| 
			 | 
			
| Line 1: | 
Line 1: | 
|   |  |   |  | 
| − | [[File:VICLIM Georgia B.png|border|center|1058px|RTENOTITLE]]  | + | [[File:VICLIM Georgia B.png|border|center|700px|RTENOTITLE]]  | 
|   |  |   |  | 
|   | = Background<br/> =  |   | = Background<br/> =  | 
|   |  |   |  | 
| − | In its (I)NDC document – submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2017 – Georgia highlighted the importance of contributions by municipalities in order to reach the country’s overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets: ''“It is envisaged that the most intensive pre-2020 mitigation action in Georgia should be the voluntary reduction of GHG emissions committed by thirteen self-governing cities and municipalities [having joined] the EU initiative ‘Covenant of Mayors’ (CoM). Further facilitation of this initiative will [also] significantly contribute to post-2020 [mitigation action].”''<br/>  | + | In its (I)NDC<ref>(Intended) Nationally Determined Contributions</ref> document – submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2017 – Georgia highlighted the importance of contributions by municipalities in order to reach the country’s overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets: ''“It is envisaged that the most intensive pre-2020 mitigation action in Georgia should be the voluntary reduction of GHG emissions committed by thirteen self-governing cities and municipalities [having joined] the EU initiative ‘Covenant of Mayors’ (CoM). Further facilitation of this initiative will [also] significantly contribute to post-2020 [mitigation action].”<ref>Government of Georgia (2017): Georgia’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution submission to the UNFCCC.</ref>''<br/>  | 
|   | + |    | 
|   | + | = References =  | 
|   | + |    | 
|   | + | <references />  | 
		Revision as of 12:59, 5 June 2020
Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/var/www/ISWiki/prod/current/energypedia/images/5/5e/VICLIM_Georgia_B.png': No such file or directory @ error/blob.c/OpenBlob/2641.
 convert: no images defined `/tmp/transform_59c3f9c-1.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3044.
 
 
  Background
 
In its (I)NDC[1] document – submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2017 – Georgia highlighted the importance of contributions by municipalities in order to reach the country’s overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets: “It is envisaged that the most intensive pre-2020 mitigation action in Georgia should be the voluntary reduction of GHG emissions committed by thirteen self-governing cities and municipalities [having joined] the EU initiative ‘Covenant of Mayors’ (CoM). Further facilitation of this initiative will [also] significantly contribute to post-2020 [mitigation action].”[2]
  References 
- ↑ (Intended) Nationally Determined Contributions
 
- ↑ Government of Georgia (2017): Georgia’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution submission to the UNFCCC.