Myanmar Vows to Slash Carbon Emissions by Hundreds of Millions of Tonnes
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The Letpadaung copper mine project in Sagaing Region in 2012 / The Irrawaddy
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By Nan Lwin 14 December 2020
YANGON Myanmar’s State Counselor promised to submit a national climate action plan by the end of the year that includes commitments to reduce the country’s carbon emissions by hundreds of millions of tonnes, in her comments to the international Climate Ambition Summit.
During the online summit to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said Myanmar would submit its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) by the end of 2020, adding that the plan aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by over 243 million tonnes by increasing the share of renewable energy to 39 percent and reducing net emissions from the forestry sector by 25 percent.
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The potential of forests and trees to mitigate global warming has long been the main focus of climate change discussions. But forests – and the livelihoods of the 1.6 billion people who depend on them – are also greatly threatened by increasing variability in temperature and precipitation, storms, pest outbreaks and more frequent and intense fires. In fact, the ability of forests and trees to adapt to these impacts will influence their ability to mitigate climate change.
Moreover, forests and trees provide so called nature-based solutions for adaptation helping other sectors build resilience. Thanks to their crucial ecosystem services, forests support crops, livestock, and fisheries, as well as prevent flooding and erosion that can threaten infrastructure, economies and people.
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Despite being portrayed as a success, the 37th ASEAN Summit, recently held under the chairmanship of Vietnam, should be reframed and reconsidered in terms of the commitments made to combat climate change.
We wish we could have found, in the final declaration issued at the end of the conclave, some commitments, perhaps not as bold as we should expect from an ambitious regional bloc like ASEAN but nevertheless some signals, at least a symbolic decision, proving that the regional leaders are looking beyond trade and remain ready, despite the challenges, to fight for climate action.
Instead, trade was king, and because of it, the summit has been celebrated as an unprecedented success with the regional bloc able to present a joint front and sign a landmark trade agreement, creating the biggest free trade area in the world.