Maldives
Rating
Assessment
The Maldives are rated as a Role Model, because of a declared intention to become climate-neutral by 2020. The Maldives intend to apply for funding but state that their pledge is voluntary unconditional to external support.
Description
The Maldives have pledged to become climate-neutral by 2020. The target was proposed in September 2009 and submitted to the Copenhagen Accord on 29 January 2010. A detailed plan on how to achieve this goal has yet to be published.
Status
Government announcement, submitted under the Copenhagen Accord and acknowledged under the Cancun Agreements
Date of pledge
25 September 2009
Source
Maldives' pledge to the Copenhagen Accord
UNEP Climate Neutral Network (2010)
The Maldives’ 2009 Carbon Audit (2010)
Assumptions
The Maldives have provided a national greenhouse gas inventory for 1994 only. Data for 2009 and for baseline projections until 2020 is taken from the Maldives Carbon Audit 2010.
