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We use panel data on legislative activity in 133 countries over the period 1999&ndash;2016 to identify statistically the short-term and long-term impact of climate legislation. Each new law reduces annual carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2<\/sub>) emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 0.78% nationally in the short term (during the first three years) and by 1.79% in the long term (beyond three years). The results are driven by parliamentary acts and by countries with a strong rule of law. In 2016, current climate laws were associated with an annual reduction in global CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;emissions of 5.9&thinsp;GtCO<sub>2<\/sub>, more than the US CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;output that year. Cumulative CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;emissions savings from 1999 to 2016 amount to 38&thinsp;GtCO<sub>2<\/sub>, or one year&rsquo;s worth of global CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;output. The impact on other greenhouse gases is much lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Eskander, S.M.S.U., Fankhauser, S. 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