Governance & Policy
Colombia Climate Action Law (Ley 2169)
Definition
Colombia's Climate Action Law, Ley 2169 of 2021, sets the objective of carbon neutrality, resilience and low-carbon development by 2050. It requires minimum sectoral greenhouse gas budgets, strengthens instruments against deforestation with a 2030 net-zero deforestation goal, promotes a circular economy and green jobs, and consolidates the national climate change system's governance.
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Law objectives, budgets and instruments
Comparative context
Overview
What it means
Colombia paired a net-zero destination with concrete sector budgets and a deforestation target tied to the Amazon.
How it is used
Ministries adopt sectoral budgets; companies anticipate carbon-market and circularity rules; Amazon policy leans on its deforestation goal.
Why it matters
It is one of the most operationally specific climate laws in Latin America, integrating climate, forests and circularity in one statute.