Angola

NDC Status 

Angola submitted its third NDC in September 2025.

Key highlights from the NDC 

• Angola's third NDC introduces both unconditional and conditional mitigation targets: 5 percent greenhouse gas reduction by 2035 and an additional 6 percent reduction contingent on international support.
• The country’s mitigation targets are economy-wide, covering energy, transport, industry, AFOLU, and waste sectors. Specified measures include renewable energy expansion (hydro and solar), reduced flaring, reforestation, and waste composting.
• Angola’s latest NDC significantly strengthens the country’s adaptation ambition, with unconditional and conditional measures across agriculture, water, health, coastal zones, biodiversity, and infrastructure, supported by the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PNAAC) which is under development. Quantifiable targets on adaptation include expanded meteorological stations, water storage systems, and forest fire prevention. Cross-cutting priorities, such as gender equality, youth engagement, just transition, biodiversity conservation, and SDG alignment, are mainstreamed.
• The cost of implementation for the mitigation measures is estimated to be around US$ 412 billion, which represents 99.9 percent of finance needs, while the estimated cost of adaptation efforts is US$ 235 million, corresponding to 0.06 percent of finance needs. Funding sources span domestic budgets, carbon markets, and multilateral funds.
• The support provided to Angola by UNDP and other UN agencies, including UNICEF and UNFPA, contributed to a more integrated, evidence-based, and nationally aligned NDC process, while reinforcing coordination across sectors.