Country: Tonga

Overview: The NDC for TON is a Policies and Actions commitment that includes Target in 1 sector (biodiversity) and is estimated to cost in the range of no (partial) costs mentioned.

Tonga First NDC

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  • Type of Mitigation Target: 5
  • Mitigation Target Details: Policies and Actions
  • Type of Temperature Target: 1
  • Temperature Target Details: Not mentioning global effort to limit global temperature increase to 2?C or 1.5?C
  • Type of Mitigation Costs: 1
  • Costs of Mitigation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Type of Renewable Energy Class: 3
  • Renewable Energy Details: Focus area: increase RE share to 70% by 2030
  • Type of Energy Efficiency Class: 3
  • Energy Efficiency Details: Focus area
  • 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: reforestation, sustainable management of forests
  • Waste Class: 2
  • Waste Details: Considered
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Class: 2
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Details: Considered (CH4, N2O)
  • 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: 1
  • REDD+ Details: REDD+ not mentioned
  • Trade Class: 2
  • Trade Details: International trade/trade measures mentioned
  • Market Mechanism Class: 1
  • Market Mechanism Details: Not mentioned
  • Mitigation Documents Class: 3
  • Mitigation Documents Details: Tonga National Climate Change Policy; Tonga Energy Road Map (TERM) 2010-2020; National Forest Policy (2010); Resilient Development Strategy; full list of sectoral policies and assessing the extent to which current Legislation, Policies and Plans are aligned with a Resilient Tonga; Tongan Strategic Development Framework 2015-2025: A more progressive Tonga: Enhancing Our Inheritance (TSDF 2015-2025)
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Class: 3
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Details: Other co-benefits: job creation, air quality, human health, reduction public health costs
  • Migration and Displacement Class: 1
  • Migration and Displacement Details: Migration/relocation not mentioned
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Details: Sector not included
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Details: Sector not included
  • 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: 2
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Details: economic losses: 20% GDP loss (tropical cyclone, ...)
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Class: 1
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Details: No future losses indicated
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Class: 2
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Details: Mentioned: no specified
  • Climate Risk of Floods Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Floods Details: Floods not mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Details: Droughts not 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: 2
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Details: Sea level rise mentioned as climate risk
  • Priority Sectors Water Class: 1
  • Priority Sectors Water Details: Not mentioned
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Class: 2
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Details: Mentioned
  • Priority Sectors Health Class: 1
  • Priority Sectors Health Details:
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Class: 1
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Details: Not mentioned
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Class: 2
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Details: Mentioned
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Class: 2
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Details: Target in 1 sector (biodiversity)
  • Cost of Adaptation Class: 1
  • Cost of Adaptation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Adaptation Documents Class: 3
  • Adaptation Documents Details: Joint National Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management (JNAP); Tonga Agriculture Sector Plan (TASP); full list of sectoral policies and assessing the extent to which current Legislation, Policies and Plans are aligned with a Resilient Tonga; Tongan Strategic Development Framework 2015-2025: A more progressive Tonga: Enhancing Our Inheritance (TSDF 2015-2025)
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Class: 4
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Details: Both mitigation and other co-benefits: job creation, air quality, human health, reduction public health costs
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Details: Partly conditional to contribution
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Details: Partly conditional to contribution
  • Technoogy Needs Class: 3
  • Technology Needs Details: specific technology needs mentioned
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Details: NDC contribution conditional to technology transfer
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Details: Capacity building (partly) conditional to NDC implementation
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Class: 4
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Details: MoI specified in fairness/equity section: capacity building, technology transfer
  • 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: 2
  • Stakeholder Consultation Details: Mentioned
  • Education Planning Class: 2
  • Education Planning Details: education mentioned
  • Awareness Raising Class: 5
  • Awareness Raising Details: awareness raising to implement the NDC?Aos mitigation contribution
  • Training Class: 5
  • Training Details: training to implement the NDC?Aos mitigation contribution
  • Access to Information Class: 1
  • Access to Information Details: information access not mentioned
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Class: 3
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Details: Mentioned: creation of specific laws and policies
  • 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: 1
  • Sustainable Development Details: Sustainable development not 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: 2
  • Section on Fairness Details: Section on fairness/equity not contextualizing emissions
  • Historical Responsibility Class: 2
  • Historical Responsibility Details: Concept 'historical responsibility' mentioned
  • Loss and Damage Class: 3
  • Loss and Damage Details: Loss and damage mentioned in context of financial support
  • Gender Class: 2
  • Gender Details: Mentioned
  • Human Rights Class: 1
  • Human Rights Details: Not indicated
  • Income Class: 2
  • Income Details: Upper middle income
  • Region ID: 0
  • Region Name: East Asia & Pacific
  • G20 Class: 0
  • G20 Details: not G20