Jordan
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (11 June 1992) and ratification (12 Nov 1993)
- KP: ratification (17 Jan 2003)
Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA - Vienna Convention: accession (31 May 1989)
- Montreal Protocol: accession (31 May 1989)
- LRTAP: NA
- Energy Charter: observer, signature (07 Dec 2007)
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: accession pending
- Espoo Convention: NA
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Climate
- National Climate Change Policy 2013-2020 (2013) [English]
Air Protection
Energy
- General Electricity Law No. 64 (2003) β general regulatory framework for the generation, distribution, and sale of electricity in Jordan. Makes energy efficiency a national priority
- Master Strategy of the Energy Sector (2007) [English]
- Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Law No. 3 (2010) [English] β provides the legislative framework to encourage exploitation of renewable energy sources, further supply-side energy efficiency, and streamline private sector investment through incentives.
Forests and Land Use
- National Strategy and Action Plan to Combat Desertification (2006) [English]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (2005) [English]
Others
Secondary Sources
- S. Al-Sharari, The Legal Framework for Environmental Protection in the Hashemite (2014) [English]
Summaries of legislation compiled from Nachmany, M., et al. 2014. βThe GLOBE Climate Legislation Study: A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 66 Countries. Fourth Edition.β London: GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics.
Updated as of: December 19, 2014