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Supreme Decree approving the National Policy: National Strategy on Climate Change to 2050 Supreme Decree No. 012-2024-MINAM (Decreto Supremo que aprueba la Política Nacional: Estrategia Nacional ante el Cambio Climático al 2050 Decreto Supremo N° 012-2024-MINAM)

National Policy: National Strategy on Climate Change to 2050 (Política Nacional: Estrategia Nacional ante el Cambio Climático al 2050)

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<p>This Supreme Decree establishes Peru’s long‑term framework (Política Nacional: Estrategia Nacional ante el Cambio Climático al 2050) for addressing climate change impacts while guiding a transition towards a low‑carbon and climate‑resilient development model. Applicable to all public entities, private stakeholders and civil society, the strategy is coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and implemented through national and sectoral planning systems. It sets out binding measures for adaptation and mitigation, supported by ongoing monitoring and evaluation in alignment with international climate commitments, notably the Paris Agreement.The Strategy seeks to reduce climate‑related damages by at least 20% by 2030 and 30% by 2050, focusing on sectors highly exposed to risks such as health, agriculture, fisheries, forests, water resources, tourism and transport. In mitigation, Peru commits to peak greenhouse gas emissions at 179 MtCO₂e in 2030 and achieve net‑zero emissions by 2050 through energy system decarbonisation, higher efficiency, enhanced forest conservation, circular economy approaches and sustainable agriculture. To deliver these goals, the policy outlines seven priority objectives, including reducing vulnerability among marginalised groups, promoting resilient infrastructure, fostering sustainable land use, expanding renewable energy and clean transport, and advancing governance through scientific research, citizen participation and the creation of “green jobs.” In this way, the strategy envisions a just and inclusive transition that curtails emissions and safeguards livelihoods across the country.</p>

Supreme Decree No. 012-2024-MINAM. Approves the National Policy: National Strategy for Climate Change to 2050 (Decreto Supremo N° 012-2024-MINAM. Aprueba la Política Nacional: Estrategia Nacional ante el Cambio Climático al 2050)

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An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

This sector involves the wholesale and retail selling of goods.

A long-lived, colourless gas, chiefly emitted from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and cement production.

Terrestrial means "of the earth" and relates to the risks to ecological system that includes all living organisms and their interactions within land-based environments, such as forests, grasslands, and deserts.

Social and cultural groups that share collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live, occupy or from which they have been displaced

People with different national or cultural traditions from the dominant population

Actions or measures to adapt terrestrial systems to climate change.

Heavy precipitation refers to any form of weather where substances fall from the sky, including rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

This sector includes firms and individuals offering specialised expertise in fields such as law, accounting, consulting, science and engineering.

A drought is an extended period of unusually dry weather marked by a significant and sustained lack of precipitation, falling below a specific threshold over a large area for more than a month

An integrated system of hazard monitoring, forecasting and prediction, that enables individuals, communities, governments, businesses and others to take timely action to reduce disaster risks in advance of hazardous events.

Activities involving the catching, processing, and selling of fish for food, recreation, and industry.

This sector provides medical services, manufactures medical equipment, and develops pharmaceuticals to maintain and improve health.

Direct investments by the governments using public funds. This can be to support climate initiatives or integrate climate into other projects.

Activities of businesses and institutions that provide financial services and products to individuals and organisations.

Actions to adapt human health, healthcare systems and well-being to climate change.

The activities of industries involved in the production, distribution, and sale of energy, including electricity, gas, and renewables.

Activities that provide lodging, food, and entertainment services to guests, including hotels, restaurants, and resorts.

Activities of industries that extract natural resources, such as mining, oil, and gas, for commercial use.

Activities that relate to the production of goods and services from forests.

Actions or measures to adapt freshwater systems to climate change.

The release of heat-trapping gases, primarily from human activities such as burning fossil fuels, agriculture and industry.

This sector involves managing waste treatment, sanitation, pollution control and environmental cleanup.

People who are less able to respond to the effects of climate change due to having limited financial or physical assets

Slow onset events evolve gradually from incremental changes over many years or from increased frequency or intensity of recurring events. As defined in the Cancun Adaptation Framework (2010), slow onset events include risks and impacts from rising temperatures, desertification, biodiversity loss, land and forest degradation, glacial retreat, ocean acidification, sea level rise, and salinization.

A target to reduce the prevalence of a greenhouse gas over a specific time frame

People who have left their homes, whether through force, voluntarily, or a mixture of both

Activities that involve the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock for food, fibre, and other products essential for human life and industry.

Either money or something of monetary value is transferred between two or more organisations, people or countries.

Activities that involve planning, designing and building infrastructure, residential, and commercial structures.

This sector involves the distribution, treatment, and conservation of water resources.

This sector provides communication services, software development, and IT solutions.

Actions or measures to adapt freshwater, coastal and marine systems to climate change.

Jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the environment. We include jobs which require a high amount of green skills or which spend much of their time on green activities, as well as jobs transforming polluting industries.

Zoning and spatial planning are both methods for guiding the distribution of people and activities in a space, and are regulatory restriction.

woman and genders outside of the gender binary

People whose health, both mental and physical, makes them more vulnerable to the effects of climate change

A potent, short-lived greehouse gas, largely released from livestock, fossil fuel extraction and waste management.

Activities of government agencies and institutions that provide public services, enforce laws and manage public resources.

This sector involves activities that impart knowledge and skills to individuals, including formal schooling, vocational training and educational support.

This sector involves activities to move goods and people, alongside the storage of products.

Extreme weather refers to events where a weather variable exceeds (or falls below) a threshold. Meaning it is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern.

Supreme Decree approving the National Policy: National Strategy on Climate Change to 2050 Supreme Decree No. 012-2024-MINAM (Decreto Supremo que aprueba la Política Nacional: Estrategia Nacional ante el Cambio Climático al 2050 Decreto Supremo N° 012-2024-MINAM)

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Risk

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Just transition

Renewable energy

Fossil fuel

Greenhouse gas

Economic sector

Adaptation/resilience

Finance