The primary objective of the instrument is to establish national climate mitigation and adaptation commitments that align with the country's Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030. It aims to preserve Guyana’s tropical forest carbon sink, decouple economic growth from energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, and enhance climate resilience across vulnerable sectors and communities. In the forestry sector, the document outlines measures to maintain low rates of deforestation and illegal logging, implement Reduced Impact Logging (RIL), advance EU-FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement requirements, and support national forest certification and mangrove restoration. The Guyana Forestry Commission commits 50 percent of its staff to field monitoring across 34 stations. The NDC sets a Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) emission monitoring target of 32,695,707 tCO2e annually, dividing this into market-based (ART-TREES) and non-market finance components. It also incorporates Indigenous Peoples and local communities into forest governance, allocating at least 15 percent of carbon market revenues directly to village-led low-carbon priorities. In the energy sector, the instrument outlines a policy transition from heavy fuel oil and diesel toward cleaner energy sources, including natural gas as a transition fuel, solar, wind, and hydropower. To meet projected peak loads of 475 MW by 2030 and 568 MW by 2035, the document specifies targets to increase clean and renewable energy supply to 99 percent (64% natural gas and 35% renewables by 2030; 58% natural gas and 41% renewables by 2035). Proposed measures include developing regional solar PV mini-grids, advancing hydro projects such as Amaila Falls, upgrading transmission infrastructure, phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and implementing energy efficiency standards in buildings and appliances. In terms of adaptation and cross-cutting governance, the NDC details plans to strengthen sea defenses, maintain water conservancies, and improve drainage and irrigation systems supporting 100,000 acres of agricultural land. Additional measures focus on climate-smart agriculture, early warning systems, microclimate forecasting, and the finalized National Adaptation Plan. Implementation relies on domestic resources alongside external climate finance, technology transfer, and capacity-building mechanisms under Articles 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the Paris Agreement, with overall oversight guided by the national governance framework of LCDS 2030.
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