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Tonga’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions.

Country/Territory
Tonga
Document type
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Environment gen., Forestry
Keyword
Agricultural land Climate change Disasters Fertilizers/nutrients Land-use planning Air quality/air pollution Capacity building Emissions Energy conservation/energy production Financing Marine area Marine protected areas Non-governmental entity Policy/planning Protected area Public participation Research Risk assessment/management Pollution control Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation National parks Protection of environment Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal welfare
Geographical area
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

Tonga’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions is a national policy developed with a multi-sectoral approach to achieve the objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Tonga’s intended contributions at the national level are (I) 50% of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2020; (II) 70% of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030; (III) doubling the 2015 number of marine protected areas by 2030; (IV) sector emission reduction targets; and (V) climate resilience in other sectors.

Full text
English
Website
www4.unfccc.int