#Author: Er Abinesh Chettri ,Mechanical Engineering ,NIT Sikkim India, https://nitsikkim.ac.in/
Grenada submitted its second 2020 nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC, as a “confirmation of the indicative ambitious 2030 NDC target of 40% GHG emissions reductions below 2010 levels submitted in the 2016 NDC, which is conditional on external funding.” This update discusses Grenada’s latest NDC submission, along with previously identified barriers to energy transition in the country. It also looks at Grenada’s recent energy investment dispute, and takes note of concerns in Europe that investment treaties constitute obstacles to implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Grenada’s limits to mitigation ambition and adaptation response Grenada will require a rapid transition to renewable energy deployment to meet its reiterated mitigation targets. Despite having implemented energy policy measures, the country has faced barriers to raising ambition. The Paris Agreement provides that each party’s successive NDC “will represent a progression beyond the Party’s then current [NDC] and reflect its highest possible ambition.” Grenada explains in its second NDC that due to changing and unforeseen circumstances, the indicative 2030 target represents a more significant effort than when it was initially proposed, and remains the highest possible ambition that Grenada can achieve. Grenada notes that while the first NDC assumed geothermal electricity would be available to achieve the 2025 target, it still remains in its exploratory phase. To meet the 2030 target, Grenada will require a rapid transition involving renewable energy deployment. Grenada states significant external support is required, in particular for its geothermal programme. Grenada’s submission notes the country will continue to build coherence between the NDC and its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to comprehensively address loss and damage. This will include strengthening resilience to respond to impacts beyond the limits of adaptation and
addressing human mobility and settlements. The government pledges to act
within the guidelines of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
(DRR) 2015-2030 to protect development gains from the risk of disaster.
