2020 NDC Highlights As at October 2020

2020 NDC Highlights as at October 2020

AMBITION OVERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS

15 NDC updates or Ecuador ratified the Paris Agreement in July 2017 and its communications have been first official NDC was submitted in March 2019. For the submitted up to October, 2020: purposes of the #NDCsWeWant Checklist analysis we consider the 2019 NDC an updated version of the 2015 Marshall Islands INDC. Ecuador; Norway, Moldova, Singapore; New Zealand and Switzerland formally submitted NDCs Chile; New Zealand; are communications about national processes. Andorra; Rwanda; Jamaica; Switzerland; Japan's updated NDC is a resubmission of their 2015 Japan; Suriname; NDC. Cuba, Viet Nam. Developing countries have been clearly leading the way in this update round of submissions so far..

Mitigation

Strengthened Japan and Singapore maintained the same target of their mitigation targets* first NDCs, although Singapore converted their intensity target to absolute.

*Strengthened mitigation targets do not mean they are aligned to a 1.5˚C trajectory.

An economy-wide 10 NDCs: Marshall Islands, Developing countries are evolving towards economy-wide absolute 2030 Suriname, Norway, Moldova, targets. target Japan, Singapore, Chile, Andorra, Rwanda, Viet Nam. Chile has advanced in moving from an intensity to an absolute economy-wide 2030 target.

Jamaica and Cuba did not present economy-wide targets.

A 2021-2030 No country is aligned to 1.5˚C. 5 countries provide a carbon budget: carbon budget (Source: Climate Action Tracker) Moldova, Singapore, Chile, Andorra, Rwanda. aligned to 1.5˚C

NDC targets 8 NDCs: Andorra, Moldova, Chile refer to a Net-Zero target by aligned to a 2050 or Marshall Islands, 2050. earlier Net-Zero Norway, Long-term Strategy Moldova, New Zealand, Switzerland mention a commitment to Net- (LTS) Japan, Zero in national legislation or developments in this Singapore, direction Chile, Andorra, Chile, Moldova, Norway are advancing on their Long- Rwanda. Term Strategies.

Adaptation

Clear adaptation 11 NDCs: Developing countries are taking the lead on including objectives Marshall Islands, Ecuador, adaptation in their NDCs. Suriname, Moldova, Singapore, Chile, Norway and Japan don't mention adaptation measures. Andorra, Rwanda, Jamaica, Viet Nam, New Zealand mentions the commitment to develop a Cuba. National Adaptation Plan in 2020.

Viet Nam was the first (and so far only) country to address loss and damage in its updated NDC.

Finance

Finance 11 NDCs: Marshall Islands, Developing countries are advancing on defining commitments and Ecuador, Suriname, Moldova, unconditional and conditional targets. Rwanda, Suriname needs Singapore, Chile, Andorra, and Ecuador provide details on which sectors need the Rwanda, Jamaica, Viet Nam, most international support and which are priorities for Cuba domestic efforts.

Overall, developed countries do not present information on international support.

Clear conditional 7 NDCs present conditional targets: Although many countries present conditional targets, most targets Marshall Islands, Ecuador, of them are not clear, specific and actionable. Exceptions Suriname, Moldova, Rwanda, are Suriname and Rwanda. Viet Nam mentions the Jamaica, Viet Nam estimated cost of climate change adaptation in relation to its GDP.

Moving from 1 NDC: Chile conditional to Chile was the only country so far that moved from unconditional conditional to unconditional targets. targets

Fostering Systemic Change

Increased sectoral 6 NDCs: Marshall Islands, Increased sectoral coverage has been a key way of coverage Suriname, Andorra, Rwanda, enhancing NDCs by developing countries. Jamaica, Viet Nam

Quantitative 13 NDC updates present Chile, Andorra and Norway present information on Sectoral targets quantitative sectoral targets: quantitative sectoral targets for the first time in their 2020 Marshall Islands, Ecuador, NDCs Suriname, Norway, Moldova, Japan, Singapore, Chile, Andorra, Rwanda, Jamaica, Viet Nam, Cuba

Key structural 11 NDCs: Marshall Islands, 8 countries address education and training, health and sectors included Ecuador, Suriname, Norway, public awareness in their NDCs: Chile, Viet Nam, Marshall Singapore, Chile, Andorra, Islands, Andorra, Jamaica, Rwanda, Moldova, Suriname Rwanda, Jamaica, Viet Nam, Cuba

Social and just 5 NDCs present social and just 4 countries mention Just Transition policies: Moldova, transition policies transition policies in their updates: Suriname, Singapore and Chile. The Chilean NDC Suriname, Norway, Singapore, presents a Just Transition and Sustainable Development Viet Nam, Moldova pillar that introduces a socioeconomic perspective to the NDC.

Cross-sectoral approaches 13 NDCs* present cross-sectoral The main cross-sectoral approaches mentioned are approaches: Marshall Islands, decarbonization pathways, development of carbon Ecuador, Suriname, Norway, markets and taxes, as well as co-benefits between Moldova, Japan, Singapore, Chile, adaptation and mitigation actions. Andorra, Rwanda, Jamaica, Cuba, Viet Nam Chile innovates on considering circular economy, LULUCF and ecosystems (with a focus on Oceans) under *All NDCs presented so far (New an integration component (mitigation and adaptation). Zealand and Switzerland not included)

Inclusiveness & Participation

Inclusive process to 10 NDCs: Marshall Islands, invite inputs form Developing nations are leading on this front. Norway and Ecuador, Suriname, Moldova, institutions and Japan have not conducted participatory processes to Singapore, Chile, Andorra, citizens in the NDC inform their NDC updates. Rwanda, Jamaica, Viet Nam design

Disclosure of 4 NDCs: Suriname, Moldova, Suriname and Chile provide good examples because they information Singapore, Chile provide details of public consultations with civil society and non-state actors.

Reporting back on 2 NDCs: Suriname, Moldova Suriname, Moldova informed that the final version of their process NDCs incorporate the feedback received from stakeholders through consultation processes.

Contribution to Sustainable Development

9 NDCs: Marshall Islands, Ecuador, Chile's updated NDC provides a model of clear linkages Linkages with Suriname, Moldova, Chile, Andorra, with SDGs for each mitigation and adaptation target SDGs Rwanda, Jamaica, Viet Nam established.

Of the 11 NDCs that mention NBS, 6 NDCs mention Nature-based Solutions for both 8 provide measurable indicators: mitigation and adaptation: Andorra, Suriname, Moldova, Chile, Ecuador, Suriname, Chile, Jamaica and Viet Nam) Jamaica, Viet Nam, Japan, 3 focus on adaptation: Singapore, Moldova and Rwanda. Singapore, Cuba. 3 NDCs mention NBS without indicators: Rwanda, Japan mentions a LULUCF target for mitigation with no Andorra and Moldova. further clarity on social and biodiversity benefits.

Measurable Nature- There is a clear focus on land and forests. REDD+ is based Solutions mentioned by Viet Nam, Chile, Ecuador, Jamaica and (NBS) Suriname; restoration by Ecuador, reforestation by Moldova, Jamaica and Cuba and afforestation by Moldova and Chile (social and environmental benefits are unclear).

Mangrove conservation is mentioned by Suriname, Singapore, Cuba.

Chile mentions a detailed plan for Oceans. . Tracking Progress

A transparent 6 NDCs mention existing or Overall, tracking progress is one of the components national system planned systems: Moldova, countries need to put more efforts into. to track Andorra, Rwanda, Ecuador, Chile, implementation Viet Nam. Rwanda, Andorra, Moldova, Ecuador and Viet Nam are advancing in putting such systems in place.

Chile commits to the creation of a system to track the NDC´s synergy with the SDGs, just transition policies, water security, gender equality and equity, cost-efficiency, Nature-based Solutions, types of knowledge and active engagement from civil society.

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