Climate targets: Economy-wide

• NDC content

  1 target

  • 49.49 MtCO2e, or 16.17% reduction in overall cumulative GHG emissions (excluding forestry sector) 2021-2030 compared to the BAU scenario; The share of national efforts is 3.63% and of conditional contribution is 12.55%
    Economy-wide | Baseline scenario target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: business as usual scenario
    Source:

    Benin's INDC

• National laws and policies

  2 targets

  • Avoid the emission of at least 12 million tonnes of CO2eq by 2030 against a 2016 baseline
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2016
    Source:

    Low Carbon and Climate Change Resilient Development Strategy 2016 - 2025

    Executive | 2016

  • Sequestration of at least 163 million tonnes of CO2eq by 2030
    Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2016
    Source:

    Low Carbon and Climate Change Resilient Development Strategy 2016 - 2025

    Executive | 2016

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