Myanmar releases its new Nationally Determined Contribution

Myanmar has unveiled its new Nationally Determined Contribution.

In the energy sector, Myanmar aims to achieve a conditional target (with international support) of avoiding 144 MtCO_2eq of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 against that predicted under the BAU (Business as Usual) scenario, of 297 MtCO_2eq. The country aims to achieve this target by increasing the share of solar and wind to 54% (from 2,000 MW to 3,070 MW) by 2030 and decreasing the share of coal by 73.5% (from 7,940 MW to 2,120 MW) by 2030. Under its unconditional target (using its domestic resources), in the energy sector Myanmar seeks to avoid 105 MtCO_2eq by 2030 from the BAU. By 2030, the share of solar and wind will remain unchanged, and coal will decrease by 54% from the BAU to 3,620MW.

The country has set 2030 targets for improvement of energy efficiency of the residential sector by 8%, the industrial sector by 7%, the commercial sector by 4%, and other sectors by 1%. In addition, through the distribution of 5.1 million fuel-efficient cookstoves, Myanmar will achieve a cumulative emissions reduction of approximately 13 MtCO_2e. The government has also set an unconditional target to support the distribution of one million LPG stoves resulting in an emission reduction of 15 MtCO_2eq by 2030.

In the agriculture sector, the country has introduced a new conditional cumulative target of sequestrating 10.4 MtCO_2eq through promotion of tree planting and agroforestry.  Within the forest land and other land use sector, Myanmar has set a conditional target of reducing deforestation by 50% by the year 2030, resulting in a cumulative emissions reduction of 257 million tCO₂e (against the 2005-2015 baseline) over the period of 2021-2030. The country has also set an unconditional target to reduce deforestation by 25% by the year 2030, resulting in a cumulative net emissions reduction of 124 MtCO_2eq.