Belarus
Rating
Assessment
Belarus' commitment of -5 to -10% relative to 1990 emissions by 2020 is rated as Inadequate, as both the high and low end of the commitment range will keep the effective emissions commitment limit above the various projected business-as-usual levels.
Description
Belarus proposed a target of -8% relative to 1990 for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2008-2012), which is still to be ratified. For 2020, Belarus proposed a target of -5 to -10% relative to 1990 emissions. These targets are conditional on access to the Kyoto flexible mechanisms, intensification of technology transfer, capacity building and experience enhancement for Belarus.
Status
Official announcement
Date of pledge
September 2008
Source
Belarus (2008) Submission on additional and updated available information on the analysis of mitigation potential and the scale of greenhouse emission reduction, FCCC/KP/AWG/2008/MISC.4
Belarus (2011) Communication on the reference level for forest management
Belarus (2009) Submission on definitions, modalities, rules and guidelines for the treatment of land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) in the post 2012 period Source: 30 April 2009, FCCC/KP/AWG/2009/MISC.11
Belarus' pledge to the Copenhagen Accord
Assumptions
Targets for 2020 were calculated from the most recent national inventory submissions (2011).
We have not applied LULUCF accounting to Belarus’ pledge, as they only provided data for forest management and not on the other required activities of afforestation, reforestation and deforestation. Belarus also provided reference levels for forest management which is equal to 1990 levels.
