Assessment of Jamaica’s Climate Change Mitigation Potential and Implications for its Updated NDC : Sectoral Modelling and Analysis

Jamaica remains committed to its contribution as the world continues to address the challenge of climate change. In line with the voluntary requirements of the Paris Agreement, the country intends to increase the ambition of the mitigation componen...

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/734691614179717326/Assessment-of-Jamaica-s-Climate-Change-Mitigation-Potential-and-Implications-for-its-Updated-NDC-Sectoral-Modelling-and-Analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35228
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Summary:Jamaica remains committed to its contribution as the world continues to address the challenge of climate change. In line with the voluntary requirements of the Paris Agreement, the country intends to increase the ambition of the mitigation component of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). This report presents the modelling results that can inform Jamaica’s updated NDC submission, along with discussing the potential adaptation co-benefits available to Jamaica as a result of its mitigation actions.