NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (NDC3.0) OF MONGOLIA

The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3.0) of Mongolia outlines the country's climate targets and actions for the period from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2035. It establishes ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets compared to a Business-as-Usual (BAU) scenario, while detailing comprehensive adaptation strategies for vulnerable environmental, economic, and social sectors. The document emphasizes a transition from a coal-dependent energy system to a green economy and seeks significant international financial and technical support to meet its conditional targets.

• 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.
• By 2035, Mongolia aims to reduce total GHG emissions (excluding LULUCF) by 30.3% through unconditional measures compared to the Business-as-Usual (BAU) scenario, which equates to a reduction of 24.7 million t CO₂-eq.
• When combining unconditional measures, forest sequestration, and conditional measures, Mongolia's total GHG emissions could be reduced by 52.8% by 2035 relative to the BAU scenario.
• Mongolia's energy sector is highly carbon-intensive, with approximately 90% of the national network's energy supplied by coal-fired Thermal Power Plants (TPP), while renewable energy accounts for nearly 9.09%.
• Climate change is occurring more intensely in Mongolia than the global average; the annual mean temperature increased by 2.46°C between 1940 and 2022, nearly double the global average.
• Future projections indicate significant risks, including a 9-55% increase in winter precipitation by 2080, which may lead to deeper snowpacks and more severe dzuds (severe winters).
• Mongolia plans to expand protected land to reach a target of 33.1% of the total territory by 2035 as a conditional measure for biodiversity adaptation.
• The total financial requirement for implementing NDC3.0 is estimated at USD 14.84 billion, split between USD 9.64 billion for mitigation and USD 5.2 billion for adaptation.
• Adaptation funding is heavily dependent on international support, with 66% (USD 3.45 billion) of the adaptation budget categorized as conditional.

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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BibTeX

@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} }