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Guinea

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Madame Oumou Doumbouya
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Nationally determined contribution

Targets

With regard to mitigation, the non-AFAT target increases from 17% (CDN 2.0) to 20% in the conditional scenario, thanks to updated inventories and improved data quality.

Article 6 engagement

The Republic of Guinea affirms its intention to participate in the international cooperation mechanisms provided for in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Priority sectors for this commitment include renewable energy, industrial processes and waste management, where transparent monitoring and reporting systems are being developed to ensure environmental integrity.

Guinea is working to put in place the necessary institutional arrangements, including a national registry and an authorisation framework, in line with international guidance on corresponding adjustments. Guinea will continue to explore market-based (Articles 6.2 and 6.4) and non-market-based (Article 6.8) approaches to support its national climate objectives.

Moreover, Guinea will mobilise carbon financing mechanisms (voluntary market and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement) to generate additional revenue from mangrove restoration (blue carbon), reforestation and agroforestry, with certification according to international standards

Mitigation activities

The NDC contains several areas of action (including conditional objectives): 

Energy 

  • Prioritizing the use of renewable energy sources for the production of electricity 

LULUCF 

  • Modernize the wood energy sector and place responses to heat needs on a renewable path 
  • Forest cover and forest protection 
  • Urgently curb deforestation through sustainable forest management and increase in protected areas 

Mines 

  • Put the mining sector on a net zero emissions trajectory by 2040 

Transport 

  • Improving the efficiency of the national transport system 

Waste 

  • Collect and recover urban waste 

Sectors covered by the NDC

Energy, Agriculture, Waste & industrial processes, LULUCF.

Finance needs

The estimated costs for the implementation of the mitigation component amount to 9,3 billion USD. 

The overall cost of implementing NDC 3.0 is estimated at approximately USD 17.7 billion over the period 2026–2035.  These figures will be refined during the preparation of the NDC 3.0 Investment and Operationalisation Plan in 2026.

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Carbon pricing

Status

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Carbon markets

National entities responsible for carbon markets

Ministry in charge of carbon markets

Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable

Article 6.4 DNA
Ms. Oumou Doumbouya
oumoudoumbouya1@gmail.com

CDM DNA
Mr. Abdel Kader Bangoura
ak_bangoura@yahoo.fr

Article 6 strategy and regulations

Not available

National registry

Planned

Pipeline

Article 6

Bilateral agreements

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Mitigation activities

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CDM

Data

GuineaArticle 6 eligibleTransition requested
Article 6 eligible CDM projects in GuineaSource: Climate Focus, 2024
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Voluntary Carbon Market

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Data

Guinea - VCM Registrations Guinea - VCM Registrations

As of September 6th, 2024, Guinea has 1 project registered with the VCM, which is registered under the GS.

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Guinea - VCM RegistrationsSource: Climate Focus, 2024
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Guinea - VCM Issuances Guinea - VCM Issuances

As of September 6th, 2024, Household projects are the only VCM activity in Guinea with issued credits, accounting for a total of 11.78 kt.
2019 was the year with the largest volume of issued credits for household projects, with 8.35 kt issued.

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Guinea - VCM IssuancesCredits (kt)Source: Climate Focus, 2024
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Guinea - VCM Retirements Guinea - VCM Retirements

As of September 6th, 2024, Household projects are the only VCM activity in Guinea with retired credits, accounting for a total of 11.77 kt.
2021 was the year with the largest volume of retired credits for household projects, with 3.27 kt retired.

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Guinea - VCM RetirementsCredits (kt)Source: Climate Focus, 2024
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Improved cook-stoves in Guinea project (Source: IBAP n. d.)

Partnerships and capacity building initiatives

Identified support needs

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Capacity building initiatives

  • Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT)
  • Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI)

For further initiatives in West Africa, please refer to: A6IP Article 6 Capacity Building Activity Database.

National platform

National platforms consist of the respective Ministry in charge of NDC and carbon market implementation, an informal stakeholder network of public, private and non-state actors involved and influential for the successful implementation of carbon markets. The actors forming the national platform for the country are included in the stakeholder database below.

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Climate Finance

National Designated Authority for climate finance

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Mr. Pierre Lamah
pierlam_georgsoncol17@yahoo.fr

According to a Climate Policy Initiative analysis (2022), the total climate finance flows into Guinea amounted to 156 million USD (2019) and 218 million USD (2020), covering 11.9% of national needs. 

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