National implementation plan to be finalised before COP7.

climate strategy (in German)

Global 2000 (Karl Schellmann,
+43-1-8125730)

The Belgian Kyoto climate plan will be publicised in early March 2002.

Bond Beeter Leefmilieu (Dirk Knapen, +32 2 282 17 31)

Inter Environnement Wallonie (Stephan Vis, +32-81-255280)

DK finalised its latest national climate programme ("Climate 2012") in March 2000.

DK has its own domestic reduction target: minus 20% of 1988 CO2 emissions by 2005.

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WWF Denmark (Lars G. Jensen,
+45-3-5363635)

National climate strategy was prepared between 1999-2001.

Greenpeace Nordic (Harri Lammi, +358-50-383 1822)

Climate strategy to counter expected emission rise submitted in 1999. Planned taxation was not implemented, instead a voluntary agreement with industry concluded.

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RAC-France analysis

RAC-France (Sylvain Godinot,
+33-1-48588392)

Comprehensive Climate strategy (4th edition) published in October 2000. New CHP promotion deal with industry since then. Nuclear phase-out compromise finalised in 2001.

Germany also has its own domestic target of minus 25% of 1990 CO2 emissions by 2005. It is also looking at a further target of minus 40% by 2020.

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German-watch analysis (German)

Forum Umwelt & Entwicklung (Juergen Maier,
+49-228-359704)

Germanwatch (Manfred Treber,
+49-228-6049217)

Elaboration of National Action Plan to achieve the Kyoto target, follow-up to "The Hellenic Action Plan for the Abatement of CO2 and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions", was meant to be completed in September 2001.

Elaborated first climate plan in October 2000.

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Legambiente (Luisa Arezzo,
+39-06-86.26.83.96)

WWF Italy (Andrea Masullo,
+39-06-84497370)

Luxembourg was able to cut its (on a per capita basis comparably high) GHG emissions with the closure of a particular power plant.

Comprehensive National Strategy in place.

Stichting Natuur en Milieu (Arjette Stevens, +31-30 2348261)

National Climate Change Strategy was adopted by the Council of Ministers on 30 June 2001. It lays the ground for the development of the National Climate Change Plan, to be developed until the end of 2001.

Euronatura (Pedro Barata,
+351-21-3616749)

Quercus (Francisco Ferreira)

Government bill on national climate change strategy will be launched in October 2001.

As part of this new climate strategy, Sweden announced a domestic reduction target of minus 4% by 2010.

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Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Camilla Funke ,
+46-8-702 65 15)

Swedish NGO Secretariat on Acid Rain (Reinhold Pape,
+46-31-7114515)

Ecologistas en Acción (Juan Carlos Rodriguez Murillo, +9-1-5625020)

Comprehensive Climate Change Plan including Emission Trading and Renewables obligation scheme.

The UK also has its own domestic target of 20% in 1990 CO2 emissions by 2010

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RSPB (John Lanchberry,
+44 1767 680 551)

FoE ENWI (Roger Higman,
+ 44 207 566 1661)

Has been requesting exemptions from its Kyoto target due to the impact of single power plant projects. In early August, however, the Planning Agency rejected Karahnukar Hydro Power Project, on the grounds of the Environmental Impact Assessment.

Iceland Nature Conservation Association (Arni Finsson,
+ 354-551 2279)

Is not an Annex I country, but ratified the Kyoto protocol in autumn 2001. Its national communication under the UNFCCC reporting requirements is expected to be finalised in 2002.

Nature Trust Malta (Vanya Walker-Leigh)

New Climate Plan submitted in June 2001- Statements have been made that Nw will not make use of sinks. Official declaration was expected for November.

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FoE Norway (Tore Braend,
+ 47 22 40 24 13)