The Marshall Islands announced an ambitious plan, aiming to limit its greenhouse emissions to zero by 2050. The Pacific country became the first small island nation to present such a strategy amid worldwide interest towards cutting GHG emissions.
Hilda Heine, Marshall Islands president, called the world leaders to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions as agreed in the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
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Nine other countries have so far presented long-term plans to eliminate carbon emissions, from Britain to France and the US under the administration of Barack Obama. However, since then, the US announced its intention to withdraw from the Paris agreement.
The Paris agreement wants to limit the increase in global temperatures to well below 2 degrees Celsius.
The Marshall Islands’ strategy seeks to slow climate change in the transport, electricity and waste sector. According to Reuters, it highlights the need to invest into adapting to extreme weather events linked to global warming.
What is more, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will give $300 million over the course four years to assist Pacific countries build defenses against climate change.
