NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (NDC3.0) OF MONGOLIA

Mongolia's NDC3.0 sets an ambitious target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by up to 52.8% by 2035 compared to a business-as-usual scenario, combining unconditional measures, forest sequestration, and conditional international support. The plan emphasizes a transition from a coal-dependent energy system to renewables and addresses high vulnerability in the livestock and agriculture sectors. Adaptation strategies focus on water security, biodiversity protection, and disaster risk reduction, with a total estimated implementation cost of USD 14.84 billion.

• Mongolia has set a long-term goal to reach GHG "Net Zero" by 2050, as announced by President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa at COP 27 in November 2022.
• The country's energy supply is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, with approximately 90% of the national network's energy coming from coal-fired Thermal Power Plants (TPP), while renewable energy accounts for nearly 9.09%.
• The NDC3.0 establishes a tiered mitigation target for 2035 compared to the Business-as-Usual (BAU) scenario: a 30.3% reduction through unconditional measures, 46.3% when including forest removals, and up to 52.8% if conditional measures are implemented.
• The total financial requirement for implementing NDC3.0 is estimated at USD 14.84 billion, split into USD 9.64 billion for mitigation and USD 5.2 billion for adaptation.
• Adaptation needs are heavily concentrated in water resource management, which requires USD 3.24 billion to address vulnerabilities to water scarcity and desertification.
• The livestock sector is a major GHG source and highly vulnerable to climate change, with 30% of pastoralists living in poverty and facing risks from frequent dzuds and droughts.
• Mongolia aims to increase the total protected area of its territory to 33.1% by 2035 as a conditional measure to protect biodiversity.
• A stocktaking of NDC2.0 conducted in early 2025 concluded that progress was insufficient and the country was not fully on track to meet its 2030 mitigation and adaptation targets.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (NDC3.0) OF MONGOLIA. https://cdn.leap.sei.org/pubattachments/5129.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (NDC3.0) OF MONGOLIA. n.d. https://cdn.leap.sei.org/pubattachments/5129.pdf.

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@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutendnationally, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (NDC3.0) OF MONGOLIA}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://cdn.leap.sei.org/pubattachments/5129.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }