Philippines

NDC Status

Philippines submitted its first NDC in April 2021.

Key highlights from the NDC

• The Philippines commits to a projected greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction and avoidance of 75%, of which 2.71% is unconditional, for the period 2020 to 2030 for the sectors of agriculture, wastes, industry, transport, and energy. This commitment is referenced against a projected business-as-usual cumulative economy-wide emission of 3,340.3 MtCO2e for the same period.
• The forestry sector has not been included as an emitting sector because the Philippines has claimed to be a “net sink”. This is an improvement compared to the previous Intended NDC conditional target of 70% GHG emissions reduction by 2030, coming mainly from the energy, transport, waste, forestry, and industry sectors.
• On adaptation, the country is looking at measures across, but not limited to, the sectors of agriculture, forestry, coastal and marine ecosystems, biodiversity, health, and human security, to pre-empt, reduce and address residual loss and damage.
• The NDC also cited that the country will undertake equitable adaptation strategies with mitigation co-benefits and ensure their contribution to the national pandemic recovery.

Adaptation and resilience areas in the NDC

• Biodiversity and ecosystem
• Energy
• Health
• Food
• Forestry
• Water