Equatorial Guinea
Because of its large forest area, Equatorial Guinea''s net carbon emissions are low. Due to the recent contraction in economic growth, its carbon emissions will only recover to their 2019
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Because of its large forest area, Equatorial Guinea''s net carbon emissions are low. Due to the recent contraction in economic growth, its carbon emissions will only recover to their 2019
Over the last decade, total emissions decreased by about 0.52 megatonnes per year, an average change of -3.73% per year-nearly matching the -4% global benchmark but still a bit slower.
Furthermore, the country''s efforts to boost economic activity occur at the expense of the environment, as Equatorial Guinea''s carbon emissions intensity of GDP is expected to increase at an annual rate of
Explore the climate change initiatives in Equatorial Guinea, detailing government policies aimed at emissions reduction, renewable energy targets, and community engagement.
Energy is responsible for the majority of climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels. Despite efforts to reduce these emissions, the trajectory of CO2 emissions
Equatorial Guinea is currently preparing its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2021. The NDC outlines the country''s ambitions to
Has Equatorial Guinea''s economic growth decoupled from its CO₂ emissions? To reduce emissions and achieve increasing prosperity at the same time, we have to decouple economic growth from CO2
In 2012, Equatorial Guinea began the readiness process for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and on the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and
Equatorial Guinea produced 0.02% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 (the latest date with complete emissions data). This amounted to 8.42m metric tonnes of carbon dioxide
Equatorial Guinea submitted its revised NDC in October 2022. During the revision process, UNDP has assisted the government in updating its greenhouse gas inventory, aligning the NDC with the
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