On December 13, our team attended an online deliberation on the Low-Emission Development Concept.
Georgia developed the concept of low-emission development based on the commitments made within the Association Agreement with the European Union and the Paris Agreement.
Starting from June 7, 2017, the “Paris Agreement” of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was officially enacted in Georgia. The mentioned agreement is considered to be the beginning of a new stage in global climate change policy, which aims to significantly reduce the risks associated with climate change and the negative impact on economic sectors, by limiting the increase in global average temperature to 2C and/or attempting to limit it to an additional 1.5C.
The Paris Agreement calls upon countries to develop long-term strategies for low-emission development. In accordance with the “Paris Agreement” Georgia has developed a project of long-term Low-Emission Development Concept, the concept defines the range of estimated national emissions and removal rates and it also establishes a vision for the year 2050, which is based on projections of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from greenhouse gas emitter and absorbing sectors.
Accordingly, the development of the document is part of the scenario that serves to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Additional measures/policies are required to achieve climate neutrality, which includes:
- Technical rearrangement in all sectors;
- Introducing new regulations that promote carbon neutrality;
- Additional financial support to finance additional measures.
At this stage, the main target for Georgia is to reduce emissions by 35%, compared to the 1990 figure, which is also included in the Nationally Determined Contribution document.
The concept of long-term low-emission development of Georgia can be found at this link.