The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has updated its Nationally Determined Contribution, targeting a 21% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2030 compared to a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario. The reduction target is divided into an unconditional reduction target of 2% and a conditional target of 19%. The investment needed to implement the NDC mitigation actions is estimated at US$25.6bn. The country previously aimed to reduce its GHG emissions in 2030 by 17% compared to a BAU scenario.
GHG emissions including LULUCF have increased by a third from 531 MtCO2eq in 2000 to 709 MtCO2eq in 2018. The forest sector is the main GHG emitting sector in the DRC and accounts for three-quarters of the total, followed by the waste sector (23%).