22 September 2015
Comoros, Grenada and Equatorial Guinea Submit INDCs
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The UNFCCC Secretariat has reported that Comoros, Grenada and Equatorial Guinea have formally submitted intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs), bringing the total number of Parties to have done so to 65.

All three INDCs address both mitigation and adaptation.

comoros_grenada_equatorial21 September 2015: The UNFCCC Secretariat has reported that Comoros, Grenada and Equatorial Guinea have formally submitted their intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs), bringing the total number of Parties to have done so to 65. All three INDCs address both mitigation and adaptation.

According to its INDC, submitted on 17 September 2015, Comoros intends to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 84% by 2030 compared to a reference scenario projecting business as usual (BAU) emissions to 2030. The goal can only be attained, the Party qualifies, with the support of the international community through additional, accessible financial resources. The target, which focuses on the energy, agriculture, land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), and waste sectors, covers carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The INDC includes extensive information on adaptation, including a list of projects in progress or under development.

Submitted on 18 September 2015, Grenada’s INDC includes a commitment to reduce its GHG emissions by 30% from 2010 levels by 2025, with an indicative reduction target of 40% compared to 2010 levels by 2030. The INDC covers all gases not treated by the Montreal Protocol, but notes that CO2 and CH4 are the only two with significant emissions in the country. The target sectors in the INDC are: electricity, with a strong focus on energy efficiency measures; transport, with a fuel efficiency component; waste; and forestry. In addition the INDC identifies activities to support adaptation through institutions, coastal zone management, water resource management, and building the resilience of communities.

Equatorial Guinea submitted its INDC on 21 September 2015, setting a conditional target of reducing emissions by 20% by 2030, relative to 2010 levels and achieving a reduction of 50% by 2050. The goal is conditioned on favorable and predictable support and viable climate financing mechanisms, including through correcting distortions in existing market mechanisms. According to the INDC, the country intends to lower emissions in its agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU), waste, energy and transport sectors. In addition, the Government plans to address adaptation by: integrating climate issues into policy and planning processes at national, regional and local levels; implementing pilot risk reduction and adaptation measures; strengthening technical capacity to integrate climate risk management in coastal areas; and disseminating lessons learned.

At a press conference held on 17 September 2015, Janos Pasztor, UN Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, indicated that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “eager” to have countries submit their INDCs as soon as possible. He underscored Ban’s message saying, “the earlier [countries release their climate action plans], the better” and called the submissions received so far “remarkable,” noting that they reflect what Parties are prepared to do in the face of climate change.

All Parties to the UNFCCC are expected to submit INDCs in advance of the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC, which will take place in November-December 2015. Those submitted by 1 October 2015 will be included in a synthesis report on their aggregate effect by 1 November 2015. Parties are anticipated to agree on a global climate change agreement to take effect in 2020 at COP 21. [UNFCCC INDC Portal] [UNFCCC Press Release, Comoros] [UNFCCC Press Release, Grenada] [UNFCCC Press Release, Equatorial Guinea] [Comoros’s INDC] [Grenada’s INDC] [Equatorial Guinea’s INDC] [UN Press Release]


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