Trinidad and Tobago

Status under International Climate Change Law

• UNFCCC: signature (11 June 1992) and ratification (24 June 1994)
• KP: signature (7 Jan 1999) and ratification (28 Jan 1999)
• Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA
• Vienna Convention: accession (28 Aug 1989)
• Montreal Protocol: accession (28 Aug 1989)
• LRTAP: NA
• Energy Charter: NA
• Energy Efficiency Protocol: NA
• Espoo Convention: NA
• 2030 Commitment: 15% emissions reduction by 2030 compared to business-as-usual scenario.

Federal Laws on Climate Change

Forests and Land Use

• Forests Act (1916) [English]

Other

• Environmental Management Act (200) [English]
• Disaster Measures Act (1978) [English]

Government Documents

• Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2013) [English]
• National Climate Change Policy (2011) [English]
• National Forest Policy (2011) [English]
• National Environmental Policy (2006) [English]
• First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2001) [English]

Factual Matters

• United Nations Statistics Division, Environment Statistics Country Snapshot (2013)
• Yale Environmental Performance Index

Updated as of: August 7, 2015