Papua New Guinea’s Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution 2020
Climate Change Resilience
Available Online
PNG reported total net Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in 2015 of 15,193 Gg CO2 eq compared to -14,179 Gg CO2 eq in 2000, a net increase of close to 30,000 Gg CO2 eq1. These increases were driven by a combination of increases in emissions from the energy sector linked to a growing economy and development of PNG’s natural gas reserves as well as increases in emissions and a reduction in accounted for removals2 from the LULUCF sector.