What are the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)?
In December 2011 in Durban, the parties to the Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) committed to create a new international climate agreement by 2015, which would enter into force in 2020. In 2013, the parties decided that every country would submit an 'Intended Nationally Determined Contribution' (INDC) in order to help facilitate this goal. Accordingly, almost every country in the world formulated an INDC and submitted it to the UNFCCC secretariat before the UN Climate Summit in Paris in 2015 (COP21). Countries based their INDCs on their specific national priorities, circumstances, and capabilities.
First and foremost INDCs are meant to increase the global ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, by outlining countries ‘contributions’. However, most countries also use the opportunity to write about other priorities and ambitions, such as adaptation and finance needs. Countries also used their INDC to signal other important issues, such as reviewing of INDCs and fossil fuel subsidy reform. This INDC Content Explorer helps to get a better understanding of such content beyond mitigation targets

How does the INDC Content Explorer work?
The INDC Content Explorer allows you to search through countries' national climate plans under the UNFCCC. Scroll through countries’ INDC content by clicking on “Choose a Category”. By clicking on a country, you can see this country’s summary for all categories. You can also compare countries, or zoom in on the world map.

The INDC Content Explorer is part of the Klimalog project, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).