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

• Regulations No. 28 for the Protection of the Air (2005)

Energy

• General Electricity Law No. 64 (2003) – 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] – 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

• National Science and Technology Innovation Policy and Strategy 2012-2016 (2011) [English]

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. “The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study: A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 66 Countries. Fourth Edition.” London: GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics.

Updated as of: December 19, 2014