Peru's National Contribution (INDC): an ongoing process

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April 14, 2015

"Peru's National Contribution reflects the commitment of all actors and sectors in the construction of a country vision."Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of the Environment and President of COP20/CMP10, said during the presentation of Peru's progress in the process of formulating the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).

"We have launched the "Climate Commitment Weeks" initiative, a manifestation that Peru not only wants to support its internal climate agenda but also wants to do so in a participatory manner in order to share experiences and advance an articulated position that will allow us to define concrete actions for COP21."he said.

Gabriel Quijandría, Vice-Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources of MINAM, focused his presentation on international advances in the INDC formulation process. He said that today countries have the opportunity to promote economic growth while reducing the risks of climate change.

"Revenues from climate-related businesses increased to USD$ 530 billion in 2008 and could exceed USD$ 2 trillion by 2020," he said.

Eduardo Durand, General Director of Climate Change, Desertification and Water Resources of the Ministry of the Environment, explained the process of formulating the Contributions in Peru. "We want contributions validated through a participatory, multisectoral and territorial work. It is necessary to build on what is advanced and planned," said Durand. Likewise, the climate change expert pointed out that the National Contributions will contain quantifiable information on mitigation; as well as the strategic vision and the main advances made by Peru in the area of adaptation, risk prevention and impacts related to climate change.

Durand pointed out that three working levels have been created for the elaboration of the contributions. "A political level has been created, made up of the members of the Multisectoral Commission, a political technical working group, made up of state entities, and a technical scientific working group, made up of public and private stakeholders," he said. Finally, the ministerial official reminded that all stakeholders are called upon to participate in the elaboration of the INDCs. "Participation mechanisms have been set up, ranging from events to be held in April, May and June, through macro-regional workshops, to the public consultation, scheduled for June, which will have a platform on MINAM's website to collect inputs and contributions," he said.

What are Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)?

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) are commitments that countries submit to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) according to their realities, through mitigation actions. They may also include commitments on adaptation, finance, capacity building and technology transfer.

They describe and quantify the contributions to be determined by each country for the period 2020-2030. The contributions as a whole will constitute an important indicator of the effort that the international community intends to make to address climate change and prevent the planet's temperature from rising above 2 degrees Celsius. At this note you can learn more about it.

Which countries have submitted their contributions to date?

To date, 35 countries have submitted their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions:

Switzerland: Reduce by 50% its GHG emissions compared to 1990 by 2030, with at least 30% at home and 20% abroad.
European Union: By 2030 it will reduce its emissions by 40% from 1990 levels.
Norway: By 2030 it will reduce its emissions by 40% from 1990 levels.
Mexico: First Latin American country to present its INDC, with which it expects to reduce GHG/SCLP emissions by 25% compared to Business as Usual (business as usual scenario) by 2030.
United States: Will reduce emissions by 26-28% compared to 2005 by 2025
Gabon: It will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2025, compared to the level reached in 2005.
Russia: It will reduce emissions by 20-25% compared to 1990 by 2030.