Country: Costa Rica

Overview: The NDC for CRI is a Absolute target: maximum net emissions limited to 9,374,000 tons CO2eq by 2030. commitment that includes No quantitative adaptation target and is estimated to cost in the range of no (partial) costs mentioned.

Costa Rica First NDC-English Translation (Archived)

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  • Type of Mitigation Target: 2
  • Mitigation Target Details: Absolute target: maximum net emissions limited to 9,374,000 tons CO2eq by 2030.
  • Type of Temperature Target: 4
  • Temperature Target Details: NDC claims to be consistent with 2?C limit
  • Type of Mitigation Costs: 1
  • Costs of Mitigation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Type of Renewable Energy Class: 2
  • Renewable Energy Details: Considered: increase RE share to 100% by 2020
  • Type of Energy Efficiency Class: 2
  • Energy Efficiency Details: Considered (Industry, residential)
  • Type of Trasportation Class: 2
  • Transportation Details: Considered
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Class: 1
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Details: Not indicated
  • Agriculture Class: 2
  • Agriculture Details: Considered
  • Land Use and Forestry Class: 2
  • Land Use and Forestry Details: Considered: afforestation, reforestation, sustainable management of forests
  • Waste Class: 1
  • Waste Details: Not indicated
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Class: 2
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Details: Considered (CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6)
  • Fossil Fuel Production Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Production Details: Not applicable (no fossil fuel production)
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Details: Not indicated
  • Land Use Change Class: 2
  • LAnd Use Change Details: No baseline quantified, no mitigation quantified
  • REDD+ Class: 3
  • REDD+ Details: REDD+ specified: strategies for implementation; institutional infrastructure; technical capacity; source of finance indicated, safeguards mentioned, FPIC mentioned
  • Trade Class: 1
  • Trade Details: International trade/trade measures not mentioned
  • Market Mechanism Class: 5
  • Market Mechanism Details: Market mechanisms to meet part of NDC target
  • Mitigation Documents Class: 4
  • Mitigation Documents Details: National Development Plan; National Climate Change Strategy; Emissions Reduction Program; REDD+ Strategy; Biodiversity National Strategy; National Action Plan; NAMA - coffee sector; NAMA - livestock; National Low Carbon Livestock Strategy; Urban Development Plan for the Metropolitan Area; Land Use Planning National Policy; Low-Emission Development Strategy Carbon Neutral Country Program Technological Needs Assessment (TNA) National Energy Plan (VII)
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Class: 2
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Details: Adaptation co-benefit: no examples given
  • Migration and Displacement Class: 1
  • Migration and Displacement Details: Migration/relocation not mentioned
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Ecosystems Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Ecosystems Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Citizens Health Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Citizens Health Details: Sector not included
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Details: Sector not included
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Class: 4
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Details: economic losses: 1.13 bn (extreme weather, 2011)
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Class: 2
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Details: Future losses: >7 bn (by 2030); almost 30 bn (by 2050)
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Class: 2
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Details: Mentioned: droughts, heavy precipitation
  • Climate Risk of Floods Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Floods Details: Floods not mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Class: 2
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Details: Droughts mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Details: Temperature increase not mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Details: Sea level rise not included/not applicable
  • Priority Sectors Water Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Water Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Health Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Health Details:
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Class: 1
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Details: No quantitative adaptation target
  • Cost of Adaptation Class: 1
  • Cost of Adaptation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Adaptation Documents Class: 3
  • Adaptation Documents Details: Green and Inclusive Development Policy; National Disaster Risk Management Policy; National Climate Change Strategy; National Development Plan; Biodiversity National Strategy; Enviornmental Services Payment Program
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Class: 1
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Details: No co-benefits of adaptation mentioned
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Class: 2
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Details: Adaptation finance mentioned in NDC
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Class: 2
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Details: Mitigation finance mentioned in NDC
  • Technoogy Needs Class: 2
  • Technology Needs Details: technology mentioned
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Details: NDC contribution conditional to technology transfer
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Class: 2
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Details: Capacity building mentioned
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Class: 2
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Details: MoI not mentioned in fairness/equity section
  • Climate Risk Insurance Class: 1
  • Climate Risk Insurance Details: Not mentioned
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Class: 3
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Details: Mentioned with specific elements
  • Stakeholder Consultation Class: 3
  • Stakeholder Consultation Details: Mentioned with specific actors (civil society, private sector, academia)
  • Education Planning Class: 6
  • Education Planning Details: education to implement the NDC?Aos adaptation and mitigation contribution
  • Awareness Raising Class: 2
  • Awareness Raising Details: awareness raising mentioned (context: both adaptation and mitigation)
  • Training Class: 1
  • Training Details: training not mentioned
  • Access to Information Class: 5
  • Access to Information Details: information access to implement the NDC?Aos mitigation contribution
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Class: 2
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Details: Mentioned
  • Monitoring and Review Class: 1
  • Monitoring and Review Details: No section on domestic monitoring and/or evaluation, no reference to international review
  • Sustainable Development Goals Class: 1
  • Sustainable Development Goals Details: Sustainable Development Goals not mentioned
  • Sustainable Development Class: 2
  • Sustainable Development Details: Sustainable development mentioned
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Details: not mentioned
  • Green Economy Class: 1
  • Green Economy Details: Not mentioned
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Class: 3
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Details: Disaster Risk Reduction mentioned
  • Section on Fairness Class: 3
  • Section on Fairness Details: Section on fairness/equity, also contextualizing emissions
  • Historical Responsibility Class: 1
  • Historical Responsibility Details: Not mentioned
  • Loss and Damage Class: 2
  • Loss and Damage Details: Loss and damage mentioned in NDC
  • Gender Class: 3
  • Gender Details: Mentioned: specific section on gender
  • Human Rights Class: 3
  • Human Rights Details: Mentioned: specific section on human rights
  • Income Class: 2
  • Income Details: Upper middle income
  • Region ID: 2
  • Region Name: Latin America & Caribbean
  • G20 Class: 0
  • G20 Details: not G20