Table 1 Pacific island countries’ nationally determined contributions.
From: How can pacific island countries meet their nationally determined contributions?
Country | GHG Reduction Target? (Y/N) | Renewable Energy (RE) Target? (Y/N) | Base Year | Implementation period | Target Year | Conditional on External Support (Y/N) | Long-term mitigation Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cook Islands | N | Y | 2006 | – | – | Y - for value-added activities. | – |
Fiji | Y | Y | 2013 | 2021–2030 | 2030 | Y - for 30% emission reduction target (10% unconditional). | Net Zero by 2050. |
Federated States of Micronesia | Y | N | 2000 | – | 2025 | Y - for 63% emissions reduction target (28% unconditional). | – |
Kiribati | Y | Y | 2000 | – | 2020, 2025 & 2030 | Y – for mitigation & adaptation. | – |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | Y | N – long term target in 2050 Climate Strategy | 2010 | – | 2020, 2025 & 2030 | – | Net Zero by 2050. |
Nauru | N | Y – Conditional | – | – | Not specified | Y - for access to means of implementation. | Net Zero by 2050. |
Niue | N | Y | – | – | 2020 & 2025 | Y – for all targets. | – |
Palau | Y | Y | 2005 | – | 2025 | Y – for RE targets. | – |
Papua New Guinea | Y – Conditional on RE target | Y | 2015 | – | 2030 | Y – for RE targets. | Net Zero by 2050. |
Samoa | Y | Y | 2007 | 2022–2030 | 2030 | Y – for RE targets. | – |
Solomon Islands | Y | N | 2015 | - | 2020, 2025 & 2030 | Y - for all targets. | Net Zero by 2050. |
Tonga | Y – Conditional on RE target | Y | 2006 | 2021–2030 | 2030 | Y – for RE targets. | – |
Tuvalu | Y | N | 2010 | – | 2025 | Y – for all targets. | zero carbon development pathway by 2050. |
Vanuatu | Y | Y | 2010 | 2021–2030 | 2030 | Y - for RE targets but conditionality of staged targets unclear. | – |
