1. Amanda Wheat, USAID GCC Washington, DC | February 24, 2016
Understanding INDCs: Exercise Resources to Advance LEDS Implementation (RALI)
Amanda Wheat, USAID GCC
Washington, DC | February 24, 2016

2. What are the stated GHG reductions for your country?
Question 1: GHG Targets
What are the stated GHG reductions for your country?
Unconditional and conditional
Relative to base year or BAU
Equivalent absolute reductions

3. What are the stated GHG reductions for your country?
Answer 1: Ghana
What are the stated GHG reductions for your country?
Unconditional
Reduction of 15% by 2030
Conditional
Reduction of 45% by 2030
Relative to
BAU of MtCO2e
Absolute Reductions
11.1 MtCO2e (Unconditional)
33.3 MtCO2e (Conditional)

4. What are the stated GHG reduction for your country?
Answer 1: Philippines
What are the stated GHG reduction for your country?
Unconditional
None stated
Conditional
Reduction of 70% by 2030
Relative to
Business-As-Usual (BAU) scenario
Absolute Reductions
Not enough information to assess

5. Question 2: Basis of GHG Projections
How was the BAU developed for the country?
Key assumptions listed
Models used

6. How was the BAU developed for the country?
Answer 2: Ghana
How was the BAU developed for the country?
BAU excludes future developments in extractive industry
BAU includes Ghana’s intentions to explore clean coal technology in public electricity generation mix
BAU developed for each sector
Energy: LEAP software using data from the Energy Commission and Ghana Statistics Service.
Industrial: Comprehensive modeling approach
Waste: IPCC waste model using national statistics
AFOLU: IPCC AFOLU accounting rules using COMAP tool and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility methodological framework

7. How was the BAU developed for the country?
Answer 2: Philippines
How was the BAU developed for the country?
Assumptions for BAU scenario:
emissions projected using historical GDP from and an annual average of 6.5% for ,
average annual population growth of 1.85%
Methodology/tools: Agriculture and Land Use (ALU) Software; Long Range Energy Alternative Planning (LEAP), Multi-criteria Analysis

8. Question 3: Mitigation Activities
What are the main mitigation activities listed in the INDC?

9. What are the main mitigation activities listed in the INDC?
Answer 3: Ghana
What are the main mitigation activities listed in the INDC?
20 mitigation actions in 7 priority economic sectors, including:
Energy: 10% renewable energy penetration by 2030; promote clean rural household lighting; expand market-based cleaner cooking solutions; 20% energy efficiency improvement in power plants and industrial facilities
Transport: Scale up sustainable mass transportation
Promote sustainable utilization of forest resource using REDD+
Adopt alternative urban solid waste management
Green Cooling Africa Initiative (abatement of HCFC-22 and HFC- 410)

10. What are the main mitigation activities listed in the INDC?
Answer 3: Philippines
What are the main mitigation activities listed in the INDC?
There are no specific mitigation activities listed in the INDC.

11. Question 4: Technical Needs I.
What are identified technical needs listed in the INDC?

12. What are identified technical needs listed in the INDC?
Answer 4: Ghana
What are identified technical needs listed in the INDC?
Enhancing institutional coordination and technical functionalities.
Support for implementation of the priority actions.
Securing international financing for mitigation and adaptation goals.
Partnership for technology transfer and development.
Capacity building in priority INDC sectors.

13. What are identified technical needs listed in the INDC?
Answer 4: Philippines
What are identified technical needs listed in the INDC?
Technical assistance needed for certain sectors, including
grid efficiency improvement,
standard development for energy and water efficiency,
cost effective renewable energy, and alternative or high efficiency technology for conventional power generation.
Technology transfers/innovation needed to support adaptation/ minimization of loss-and-damages and enhanced mitigation capacity.
External assistance to enable development/adoption of technologies to improve adaptive capacities and resilience (climate and natural hazard modeling, science-based risk and vulnerability assessment, risk management measures).

14. Question 5: Technical Needs II.
What are other areas for technical support for the country, based on the INDC?
GHG inventories
Reporting requirements
Data collection and management
Low-carbon, resilient planning
Monitoring, reporting, verification

15. Support from USAID/W In addition to field support, DC can assist with:
Assessments
Program design (to link with USG priorities)
Reporting (such as APGs, climate finance mobilization, etc.)
Technical Assistance
Guidance: Revising OP Guidance for 2016 to reflect the priority of implementing the Paris Agreement
E3 Mechanisms to support implementation, analysis
CEADIR
RALI
NAP Global Network (State funded, accessible to USAID)
IAAs with DOE, EPA, SilvaCarbon
ProLand (Agricultural sector)
CCAFS (Agriculture, Landscape Emissions)

16. Contact Information
For more information on USAID RALI, visit:
USAID GCC -
ICF International
Marian Van Pelt -
Derina Man –