Zimbabwe bolsters emissions targets
Zimbabwe has adopted a more ambitious target for emissions reduction ahead of a United Nations climate conference in November, the country's new climate change plan showed.
The southern African country is now committed to a 40 per cent drop in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 across all sectors of the economy, compared to a "business as usual" scenario in which emission reduction policies are not implemented.
Zimbabwe had previously committed to a 33 per cent emissions reduction in its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2017.
NDCs are non-binding plans for climate action submitted by countries since the Paris Agreement of 2016.
The new target is for Zimbabwe's total greenhouse gas emissions to be curbed to 44.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2e) by 2030.
If no action is taken emissions are projected to hit 75.4 Mt CO2e by then.
Emissions in 2017 were 35.84 Mt CO2e, according to the NDC's most recent national-level estimate.
Source: www.thedailystar.net
