This statistic shows the percentage of countries that have set sectoral emission targets into law and policy worldwide as of 2018, by sector of impact. At the time of the study, 64 percent of the countries have developed emission targets in the energy sector.
Share of countries setting sectoral emission targets in law and policy worldwide as of 2018, by sector*
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Grantham Research Institute, & WRI, & University of Leeds. (October 1, 2018). Share of countries setting sectoral emission targets in law and policy worldwide as of 2018, by sector* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/939984/percentage-countries-setting-sectoral-emission-targets-worldwide-by-sector/
Grantham Research Institute, und WRI, und University of Leeds. "Share of countries setting sectoral emission targets in law and policy worldwide as of 2018, by sector*." Chart. October 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939984/percentage-countries-setting-sectoral-emission-targets-worldwide-by-sector/
Grantham Research Institute, WRI, University of Leeds. (2018). Share of countries setting sectoral emission targets in law and policy worldwide as of 2018, by sector*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939984/percentage-countries-setting-sectoral-emission-targets-worldwide-by-sector/
Grantham Research Institute, and WRI, and University of Leeds. "Share of Countries Setting Sectoral Emission Targets in Law and Policy Worldwide as of 2018, by Sector*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939984/percentage-countries-setting-sectoral-emission-targets-worldwide-by-sector/
Grantham Research Institute & WRI & University of Leeds, Share of countries setting sectoral emission targets in law and policy worldwide as of 2018, by sector* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939984/percentage-countries-setting-sectoral-emission-targets-worldwide-by-sector/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Share of countries setting sectoral emission targets in law and policy worldwide as of 2018, by sector* [Graph], Grantham Research Institute, & WRI, & University of Leeds, October 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/939984/percentage-countries-setting-sectoral-emission-targets-worldwide-by-sector/