Liberia

Liberia commits to reducing its economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 64% by 2035, with a long-term vision of net-zero emissions by 2050. Liberia’s 2025 targets are: an unconditional target reduction of 10% (5.5 million tonnes) and a conditional reduction of 54% (30 million tonnes) contingent on international support.

The NDC 3.0 also updates Liberia’s reference year from 2015 to 2022 to improve consistency and measurement of national GHG trends.

Liberia intends to participate in international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to help finance low-carbon investments and NDC implementation. Liberia is preparing a National Carbon Development Policy to regulate participation in both Article 6 cooperative approaches and voluntary carbon markets. Planned measrues include i) establishing a national MRV and tracking system for emissions reductions and support received, and ii) developing a national carbon registry and procedures for authorizing and transferring internationally traded mitigation outcomes (ITMOs)

Energy 

Liberia commits to reduce GHG emissions from the energy sector (excluding the transport sector) by 48.5% below sectoral BAU levels by 2035. Sectoral targets include:

• Increasing the share of on-grid renewable energy to at least 75% from the current share of 67% by installing 150 MW of RE plants.
  • Installation of on-grid connected medium Hydro Power Plant with 20 MW capactity for rural electrification
  • Development of 100 MW capacity of solar photovoltaic (PV) with battery energy storage systems (BESS) with an output of 2 GWh/year
• Development of 50 MW of Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) projects under private sector ownership or operation and maintenance.
• 20% improvement in energy efficiency across public sector institutions by 2035 through systematic demand-side energy management.
• Providing clean cooking solutions to 200,000 households to reduce emissions from traditional biomass use.

Transport

Reducing GHG emissions by 15% below sectoral BAU levels for transport by 2035.

• By 2029, introduce at least 2,000 electric small 3-wheelers (kekehs) and 2,300 electric 2-wheelers (motorcycles) for commercial use with the ultimate goal to increase the fleet to more than 6,000 by 2035.
• By 2035, transition 20% of the National Transit Authority bus fleet and 10% of all vehicles to utilize cleaner form of power sources, including solar, electric and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
• By 2035, ensure 10% phase-out of high-GWP refrigerant (R-124A) and transition to low-GWP refrigerant and alternatives in vehicle AC systems.

IPPU

Reducing its HFC emissions by 20% below BAU levels by 2035 as per the targets under the Kigali Amendment below:

• By 2028, ensure that at least 50% increase in the percentage of low-GWP alternatives in economy-wide uses of HFCs, consistent with the HFC phase-down level.
• By 2035, reduce current fugitive emission and unintentional leakage from ventilations system by 20% from IPPU sector.

Agriculture

Reduction of 40% below BAU levels by 2035 by implementing mitigation related strategies related to agriculture and livestock systems.

• By 2028, promote low-emissions rice cultivation through the reduction of the burning of field residues by 30%.
• By 2035, ensure that about 60% of rice cultivation is practiced by alternative wetting and drying (AWD) through the establishment and adoption of intermittent aeration of rice fields in irrigated rice cultivation.
• By 2035, reduce the use of chemical fertilizers by 60% through the introduction of organic fertilizers to farmers.

Waste

45% below BAU levels for waste by 2035.

• By 2035, recover at least 70% of all landfill gas through the installation of landfill gas recovery system at Whein Town and Cheesemanburg landfill sites.
• By 2035, develop 50 small-scale composting stations of degradable market waste with a production capacity of 500t/year each.
• by 2028, ensure that at least 80% of all solid waste generated within Liberia are collected and properly transferred to Whein Town, Cheesemanburg landfill and other sites to be identified.

Energy, Transport, Industry, Agriculture, Forestry & Land Use, and Waste, with cross-cutting priorities on gender and youth.

For NDC 2.0: The NDC Costing and Cost-Benefit analysis estimated that a total investment of US$490,590,000 dollars through 2025 will be needed to achieve Liberia’s NDC mitigation and adaptation targets. Of this amount, US$400,645,000 dollars will be required to achieve Liberia’s mitigation targets, whilst US$89,945,000 dollars will be required to achieve its adaptation targets. To achieve the conditional portion of its NDC target, Liberia intends to mobilize approximately US$460,000,000 dollars from the private sector, bilateral and multilateral sources and all other sources, mechanisms, and instruments.

For NDC 3.0: an upcoming NDC Costing and Cost-Benefit analysis is undergoing development.